Fragments, in Prose and Verse (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fragments, in Prose and Verse Letters are generally received by the public, has encouraged the production of a great many biographical works, written on very different principles, and which must be perused with very different feelings. The delight with which every friend of science and Virtue reads the life of Sir William Jones, of Dr. Beattie, of Mr. Cowper, or of Mrs. Carter, can furnish no. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.