Excerpt from The Literary Amaranth, or Prose and Poetry Some authors complain that it is more difficult to write the preface of a book than the book itself. I am not of those who think an author should come before the public with the humility of a mendi cant or the fear of a criminal. For myself, I wish neither to beg interest nor deprecate criticism. It has pleased me to write a book, however humble its pretensions may be, and I leave the public and the critics to their full pleasure - to purchase or forbear - to praise ...
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Excerpt from The Literary Amaranth, or Prose and Poetry Some authors complain that it is more difficult to write the preface of a book than the book itself. I am not of those who think an author should come before the public with the humility of a mendi cant or the fear of a criminal. For myself, I wish neither to beg interest nor deprecate criticism. It has pleased me to write a book, however humble its pretensions may be, and I leave the public and the critics to their full pleasure - to purchase or forbear - to praise or blame. The articles have been composed for different periodicals in mo ments of relaxation from graver duties, and they are now presented, with some slight emendations, in a collected form. 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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