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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1798 edition. Excerpt: ... BOOK THE TWELFTH. ClfAPTEr I. The Author's last Address to his Readers, . WE are now drawing nigh to the conclusion of our history, and if my kind reader has found amusement in his task, I shall not regret the toil and labour of mine. Great' must be that author's mortification DEGREES who miscarries in a trivial undertaking; and certain if is, that small matters should never be attempt* ed without strong presumption of success Something there must be in every man's view who commits himself to the press; and as alt speculations upon profit are now becoming* more and more precarious, there.seems little left to animate the adventurer but a disinterest-r ed passion for fame: I think it is. therefore to' the credit of the corps, that we still continue to volunteer it with such spirit, that no abatement is yet discernible either in our numbers K 4 or or exertions. When I search my own heart for the motives that have operated with such activity upon me for resorting to my pen, I find myself impelled by a principle I am not ashamed of, since it has been uniformly that of doing every thing in my power for keeping alive a general spirit of good humour, and endearing man to man, by bringing characters under review, which prejudice has kept at distance from the mass of society; I have never failed to lend my feeble hand to their's, who are benevolently employed in recommending love and harmony to mankind; I love my contemporaries DEGREES and detest that language so much in use, which tends to sink the present age on a comparison with ages past; and as 1 hold this to be art illiberal and ungenerous propensity, I thank God I have reached that time of life when it is chiefly prevalent, and yet perceive myself more than ever abhorrent from the pract
| ISBN-13 | 9781151152824 |
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| ISBN-10 | 115115282X |
| Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 108 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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