to endeavour that way. But, as these Occafional Writings are Arguments against the Incurfions made upon our Liberty, and written even when those Innovations were firft attempted; I humbly defire your Lordfhip's Protection to them, and their Author, who is with the utmoft Inte grity, My LORD, Tour Lordship's moft Obliged, moft Obedient, and most Humble Servant, Richard Steele. THE A Letter to Sir Miles Warton, con The Guardian of August the 7th, 1713. p. 15 · The Importance of Dunkirk confider'd: In De- fence of the Guardian of Auguft the 7th, 1713. In a Letter to the Bailiff of Stockbridge. p. 21 The French Faith reprefented in the prefent State of Dunkirk. A Letter to the Exami- The Crifis: Or a Difcourfe reprefenting, from the moft Authentick Records, the just Causes of the late happy Revolution, &c. THE ENGLISH MAN'S THANKS TO THE DUKE of Marlborough. Written in the YEAR 1711. Printed in the YEAR MDCCXV. My LORD, Fan. 1. 1711. T was with the utmoft Confternation 1, this Day, heard Your Grace had received a Difmiffion from all Your Employments: And left You should, out of theSoftnefs which is infeparable from Natures truly Heroick, believe this a Diminution of Your Glory, I take the Liberty to express to You, as well as I can, the Senfe which Mankind has of Your Merit. That Great Genius with which God has endowed You, was raised by Him, to give the first Notion, That the Enemy was to be Conquer'd Till You were plac'd at the Head of Armies, the Confederates feem'd contented to fhow France, That She could not overcome Europe: But it enter'd, not into the Heart of Man, That the rest of Europe could Conquer France. When I have faid this, My Lord, there arife in my Soul fo many Inftances of Your having been the Miniftring Angel in the Caufe of LIBERTY, that my Heart flags, as if it expected the Lath of Slavery, when the Sword is taken out of His Hand, who Defended Me and All Men from it. Believe me, Immortal Sir, You have a flighter Lofs in this Change of Your Condition, than any other Man in England. Your Actions have exalted You to B 2 be |