Excerpt from The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., Vol. 1 of 3: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Q. Anne

My dear Lord,

The writer of a book which copies the manners and language of Queen Anne's time, must not omit the Dedication to the Patron; and I ask leave to inscribe these volumes to your Lordship for the sake of the great kindness and friendship which I owe to you and yours.

My volumes will reach you when the Author is on his voyage to a country where your name is as well known as here. Wherever I am, I shall gratefully regard you; and shall not be the less welcomed in America because I am

Your obliged friend and servant,

W. M. Thackeray.

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