Excerpt from Archery and Archness Here I might lay down my patent Perryan pen, did I not chance to recollect that I may as well anticipate a remark, that might else be made wherefore have I not garnished my book with those embellishments which are now so much in vogue, and which my title page may lead many to expect? The truth is, that, with that solitary exception, Ihave not cared to be indebted to woodcuts. My Cuts are all executed by my own pen; and, if they are thought neither sufficiently keen nor sufficiently ...
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Excerpt from Archery and Archness Here I might lay down my patent Perryan pen, did I not chance to recollect that I may as well anticipate a remark, that might else be made wherefore have I not garnished my book with those embellishments which are now so much in vogue, and which my title page may lead many to expect? The truth is, that, with that solitary exception, Ihave not cared to be indebted to woodcuts. My Cuts are all executed by my own pen; and, if they are thought neither sufficiently keen nor sufficiently numerous, I must endeavour to be less merciful in future than I have shewn myself on the present occasion. If, moreover, cuts of that very luminous descrip tion are not sufficient to illustrate my book, I can only say, that book, readers, and author, ought all of them to continue in the dark. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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