The Quid Mirror, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Quid Mirror, Vol. 1 The republisher deems it a duty he owes to himself, as well as to those gentlemen, libelled in the following pages, to declare to the public, the motives that impel him to undertake the republication of a work of such a nature. Several days previous to the late election, a few copies were, either thrown unperceived into the doors, or sent, through the medium of the post office, to characters of a peculiar cast. They were read with avidity, and extolled at certain places. Men of different sentiments scarcely could obtain a view of this hydra of politics. In order, therefore, to gratify the curiosity of the public, as well as to shew dispassionate men of all parties, to what base, and assassin-like means a few daring, factious, and turbulent characters will descend, and, at the same time, compel calumny to defeat its own views, the republisher has ventured to usher this misshapen offspring of a poisoned pen to the public. The characters it attempts to asperse, are all known, and many are tried revolutionary patriots. Their worth and patriotism will not only repel the calumny, "but turn the weapon back upon the foe." When party spirit shall cease, or politics flow into another channel, or certain renegado incendiaries who have lighted the torch and now fan the flames of discord among us, shall either be frowned, by public indignation, into their original obscurity, or be compelled to seek their bread and gratify their insatiable thirst for immolating the fairest reputations, in other climes, then may we look on this infamous production, and ask ourselves, by what magic, what sublety or political mania, we were so far led from the path of rectitude, that many among us should be so degenerate as to admire the production of such a wretch, or set of wretches, as the writer or writers (for we believe that more than one was concerned) of the "Quid Mirror" must be. Even they are conscious of their own wickedness, depravity, and rascality; for they not only industriously conceal themselves, but even circulate the iniquitous production of their venality, in a manner that plainly indicates there is no truth in the adage of "honor amongst thieves." The republisher wishes some friend of the constitution to take up the subject, and write a "Jacobin or Duanite Mirror." He tenders himself to any one who will undertake the task, as the publisher of such a production. The field is open, the subjects numerous, and rich in anecdote. 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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