JEREMIAH HARMAN, Esq.
Dear Sir, I dedicate to you the following translation as a testimony of my sincere gratitude and respect; in doing so, I but follow the example of Portius, an Italian writer, who inscribed his translation of Aristotle's Treatise on Colours to one of the Medici. I have the honour to be, Dear Sir, Your most obliged and obedient Servant, C. L. EASTLAKE.
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