Omniana the Autobiography of an Irish Octogenarian (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Fuller, James Franklin) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Omniana the Autobiography of an Irish Octogenarian "I Seem to have intruded myself into the company of posterity," says Franklin, in one of his letters, "when I ought to have been a-bed "and asleep." This is my case, in a nutshell. It did not occur to me to take up my pen, till I was due to depart - in fact a long time overdue; else I might, by preserving documents, and noting forgotten incidents of interest, have produced something to better justify my work. But this is hardly an adequate excuse for imperfections; and I shall, of course, be sorry if the critic is disappointed at not finding greater "body" - as the Laconian was, when he plucked his nightingale, and found it voice, but little else. Sir Roger L´Estrange says that "books and dishes have this in common, that there never was any one of them to please all palates. If any man has a mind to take part with me, he has free leave and welcome; but, let him carry this consideration with him, that he is a very unmannerly guest who quarrels with his dinner." All the same, I feel that the worthy knight rather begs the question; for, when you invite a man to a repast, you should provide meat and drink of a palatable and potable nature. 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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