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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LETTER IV. To Junius. Sm, Fehruary 17,1769. I received Junius's favour last night: he i determined to keep his advantage hy the helli of his mask: it is an excellent protection; it has saved many a man from an untimely end. Hut whenever he will he honest enough to lay it aside, avow himself, and produce the face which has so long lurked hehind it, the ivorkl will he ahle to jndge of his motives for writing such infamous invectives. His real name will discover his freedom and independency, or his servility to a faction. Disappointed aui- hition, resentment for defeated hopes, and desire of revenge, assume hut too often the appearance ot puhlic spirit: hut, he his designs wicked or charitahle, Junius should learn, that it is possihle to condemn measures without u harharous and criminal outrage against men. Junius delights to mangle carcasses with a hatchet; his language and instrument have: i great connection with Clare-Market; and, to do him justice, he handles his weapon most admirahly. One would imagine he had been taught to throw it hy the savages of America. It is, therefore, high lime for me to step in once more to shield my friend from this merciless weapon, although I may he wounded in the attempt. But 1 must first ask Junius, hy what forced analogy and construction, the moments of convivial mirth are made to signify indecency, a violation of engagements, a drunken landlord, and a desire that every one in company should te drunk likewise? He must hn vu culled all the flowers of St. GilesU and Bi!- 1: ngsju.tc, to have jiroduced such a piece of Here the hatchet descends vith tenfold vengeance: hut alas! it.hurts no one hut its master! For Junius must not think to put woris.nto my mouth, that seem too foul even iVir his own. My friend's political engagements I k..