Excerpt from Selections From the Writings of Walter Savage Landor I feel to be somewhat of a liberty to take with any man's pro ductions - I have had reference both to those who already know and admire him, and to the general public, who know him only vaguely or not at all. The former class, I thought, would like to possess, in a compact and portable form, a selec tion of the thoughts and sayings of a wise and brilliant author; and for the latter, I desired, by means of these specimens, to induce them to read the entire ...
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Excerpt from Selections From the Writings of Walter Savage Landor I feel to be somewhat of a liberty to take with any man's pro ductions - I have had reference both to those who already know and admire him, and to the general public, who know him only vaguely or not at all. The former class, I thought, would like to possess, in a compact and portable form, a selec tion of the thoughts and sayings of a wise and brilliant author; and for the latter, I desired, by means of these specimens, to induce them to read the entire works of the writer. Although Landor, from the great number of striking aphorisms and con cise and profound observations on life and literature which are scattered through his pages, suffers less than most men from such dissection, it must not be supposed to be a full and sulfi cient exhibition of his powers. Only an imperfect view of his genius can be gained by these bits and fragments. If, through the vestibule this little book offers, I can persuade the public to pass into the stately structure of wisdom and beauty which Landor has reared, my purpose will have been accomplished. He deserves to be read by the American people, aside from his literary merits, for his ardent love of liberty, and his sym pathy with all who do not possess its blessings. 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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