PUBLISHED BY BROWN, 10, DUKE STREET, MANCHESTER SQUARE; 172, FLEET STREET, 9, CAPEL STREET, DUBLIN, AND DERBY; AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. 1849. DEDICATION. To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. MOST NOBLE PRINCE AND GRACIOUS CHILD, As Providence intends that you shall, after the lapse of some few years, preside over the destinies of this mighty nation, and that, as "Defender of the Faith," you shall steer the holy ark of the church against the tides and tempests of worldly and political commotions, I, by way of anticipation, dedicate the following pages to you, in the hope that you will not let go the rudder of your sacred charge, till you have outsailed by full many a knot the most zealous of your pious predecessors, and sped a prosperous voyage towards the haven of salvation. In the interim, I remain your Royal Highness's most devoted and obedient servant, &c. B. WHACK. |