Excerpt from The History of Aberdeen, Vol. 1 of 2 The utility of topographical history' is generally acknowledged. It is composed chie y of local facts, and minute details relative to men and manners, which form valuable materials for the antiquary and national historian. But the authors of such works can lay little claim to that menit which is the basis of literary reputation, as their labours are of an humble cast, and require only the exertion of industry. With out presuming, therefore, to solicit any higher title than ...
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Excerpt from The History of Aberdeen, Vol. 1 of 2 The utility of topographical history' is generally acknowledged. It is composed chie y of local facts, and minute details relative to men and manners, which form valuable materials for the antiquary and national historian. But the authors of such works can lay little claim to that menit which is the basis of literary reputation, as their labours are of an humble cast, and require only the exertion of industry. With out presuming, therefore, to solicit any higher title than that of a collector and compiler, the writer of these volumes only expects, that his pretensions to impartiality, both as to his statements and deductions, will not be disputed. He can assure the public, that he has not been in any respect in uenced by party prejudices and while he has avoided whatever might prove a just ground of offence, he has manifested no desire to court the favour of those in power. 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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