Transcribed from the 1800 J. Easton edition by David Price, email
ccx074@pglaf.org
[Picture: Book cover]
THE
CAMBRIAN DIRECTORY,
OR,
CURSORY SKETCHES
OF THE
WELSH TERRITORIES.
_WITH A CHART_,
Comprehending at one View,
_The advisable Route_—_Best Inns_—_Distances_—_and Objects most_
_worthy of Attention_.
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Authors, you know, of greatest fame,
Thro’ modesty suppress their name;
And, wou’d you with me to reveal
What these superior Wits conceal?
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
All my ambition is, I own,
To profit, and to please, unknown.
_Visions in Verse_.
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Salisbury:
Printed and sold by J. EASTON, High-street: Sold also by T. HURST,
Pater-Noster-Row, _London_; L. BULL, and J. BARRATT, _Bath_;
J. NORTON, and W. BROWN, _Bristol_; and O. TUDOR, _Monmouth_.
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1800.
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TO THE
FRIENDLY AND TRULY HOSPITABLE
INHABITANTS
OF THE
PRINCIPALITY OF WALES,
THESE
Cursory Sketches,
ARE RESPECTFULLY
AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATED, BY
[Picture: Handwritten text “The Author”]
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TO THE
INHABITANTS
OF THE
PRINCIPALITY OF WALES.
AS Dedications and Prefaces are considered proper _avant couriers_ to a
Work, the omission of either might be deemed an essential breach of
literary decorum:—I profess myself an Old Bachelor, and am consequently
anxious every minutiæ should be properly attended to.
It is generally customary in Dedications, to solicit the patronage of an
individual; but, as these _Cursory Sketches_ will fully prove, I by no
means always pursue the common beaten track, trust it will not be thought
too presumptuous, addressing myself to _Pluralities_, and humbly
requesting permission, that the CAMBRIAN DIRECTORY may be looked upon as
a Ward of the Welsh in general: for I can with safety affirm, in no
country will the Tourist experience more true hospitality and friendly
attention, than in the Principality of Wales: I therefore with true
respect and gratitude, beg leave to subscribe myself,
GENTLEMEN,