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TO T. B. BRYDGES BARRETT, Esq. OF LEE PRIORY, IN KENT, Captain in the First Regiment of Foot Guards; IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE VIRTUES OF HIS HEART; AND IN ADMIRATION OF HIS POWERFUL TALENTS, AND ELEVATED CONDUCT THROUGH LIFE, THIS SELECTION OF POEMS IS DEDICATED BY HIS AFFECTIONATE FATHER, SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES.

London, April 12, 1814.