An Answer to a Scandalous Libel, Entitled, the Impertinence and Imposture of Modern Antiquaries Display´d
| Preis: | 10.95 EUR* (inkl. MWST zzgl. Versand - Preis kann jetzt höher sein!) |
| Versand: | 0.00 EUR Versandkostenfrei innerhalb von Deutschland |
| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (North, George) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from An Answer to a Scandalous Libel, Entitled, the Impertinence and Imposture of Modern Antiquaries Display´d: Or a Refutation of the Reverend Mr. Wise´s Letter to Dr. Mead, Concerning the White Horse, and Other Antiquities in Berkshire Although I neither know Mr. Wise, nor am known to him, yet I cannot, without some Degree of Resentment, see him so scurrilized, for giving his Opinion in the most unexceptionable and agreeable Manner, concerning a remarkable and disputable Work of Antiquity. It is indeed, in a great measure, the common Cause of every Man of Letters: for if every one who offers his Thoughts to the Publick, must meet with such indecent, abusive Usage, we shall soon lose all manner of Improvement and Advantage from each other´s Studies and Labours; the Press must soon become unemployed; and the unavoidable Consequence will be, that we shall very soon sink into incurious Indolence and Ignorance. A little friendly Opposition is the Life of Conversation; and to canvass or oppose any publick Performance with Freedom and Decency, is certainly very far from being blameable: since it tends to the same end, as the first Publication, the Information of Mankind, and may hold out a Light to the more fully clearing the Point in question. But when an Author is supposed to be mistaken ;to abuse and defame him for it, to load him with all the. indecent scurrilous Language that can be raked together, is the meanest Employ of the splenetick, envious, abject Part of Mankind. To bring in Part of a Gentleman´s Character, which can no ways belong to the Question, only to abuse it; to dress up the other Part out of their own ill-natured Imaginations, with Insinuations equally malicious, as false and foreign, is what must always be looked upon, by the good and considerate Part of Mankind, with the utmost Detestation and Abhorrence. Although, as I declared before, I do not know Mr. Wise, yet so much of the Scholar and Gentleman appears throughout his Piece, which is fallen so foul upon, that I think I may venture to say, had it been answered with good Manners and Civility, he would not have resented, or been angry at it. Some Persons are possess´d with a maligna cura, as Tacitus calls it; a great Care that their Neighbour´s Reputation may not rise too fast. 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.
* Preis kann jetzt höher sein. Den aktuellen Stand und Informationen zu den Versandkosten finden sie auf der Homepage unseres Partners.
Folgende Produkte könnten dir ebenso gefallen
