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are out of the way of mean designing flatterers which I think a very fortunate circumstance to your Royal Highness, as men of that cast, are not only impervious to growth, but a nusance to society, and your Royal Highness can never be too much guarded against them. I know it is contrary to your nature Sir, to appear wanting in attention & politeness to any one, but a flatterer should ever be suspected and no man be admitted to share your Royal Highnesses confidence, untill he is found by experience, to be justly entitled to that distinguished honor. It is much easier, & better sir, to keep people at a proper distance in the beginning, than to put them back into that situation, after they have by fawning and cringing introduced themselves to some degree of familiarity. I do most sincerely congratulate your Royal Highness, that you have so bright and amiable an example before you, for imitation as Prince Frederick; never did a young Prince [[catchword]] stand [[/catchword]]
