Autobiography a Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Vol. 22 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Autobiography a Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Vol. 22 The Diary of George Bubb Dodington, Lord Melcombe Regis, is one of the most remarkable productions of the autobiographical class. It contains the self description of a statesman who, aspiring to the character of patriot, regularly journalizes a tissue of conduct and incident which distinguishes him as one of the most venal and interested of partisans. This he executes, not only with an apparent unconsciousness of the disgusting features of the portrait which he was forming of himself, but, in the opinion of the manly and spirited gentleman who first gave his performance to the world, with the intention of that very posthumous publication of it which has actually taken place. A more striking proof of the manner in which early involvement in a peculiar circle, and habit and intercourse, may promote self-delusion, and dissipate self-knowledge, was possibly never afforded. The existence of political adventurers with too many of the characteristics of this greedy statesman, is doubtless common enough; but it is apprehended that a craving disposition to write themselves down as such, is as rare as it is unaccountable. 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.
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