The Great Exhibition
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Arnold, Howard Payson) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Great Exhibition: With Continental Sketches, Practical and Humorous No book at the present day is fully rounded out to the satisfaction of those who peruse it, unless it be capped with, at least, the shadow of a Preface. Deprived of this finial, the most attractive work is likely to be regarded as but a handsome church without a spire, or a warrior bereft of his helmet. The Italians term this la salso del libro, - the sauce of the book, - and if well seasoned, it doubtless, as D´Israeli observes, creates an appetite in the reader to devour the tome itself. And yet it is often tendered by its composer, with fear and trembling, for in our day readers are quick to jump at conclusions. The most eloquent grace will hardly make a poor dinner palatable; the liveliest prologue will fail to save a tiresome play; the most spirited preamble will not make up for dreary and insipid resolutions. Thus, however vigorous the craving that the sauce may excite, it soon palls over windy meats and the heavy concoctions of an unskillful cook. 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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