Illustrations of Lying, in All Its Branches (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Illustrations of Lying, in All Its Branches I am aware that a preface must be short, if its author aspires to have it read. I shall therefore content myself with making a very few preliminary observations, which I wish to be considered as apologies. My first apology is, for having throughout my book made use of the words lying and lies, instead of some gentler term, or some easy paraphase, by which I might have avoided the risk of offending the delicacy of any of my readers. Our great satirist speaks of a Dean who was a favourite at the church where he officiated, because "He never mentioned hell to ears polite, - " and I fear that to "ears polite," my coarsness, in uniformly calling lying and lie by their real names, may sometimes be offensive. But, when writing a book against lying, I was obliged to express my meaning in the manner most consonant to the strict truth; nor could I employ any words with such propriety as those hallowed and sanctioned for use, on such an occasion, by the practice of inspired, and holy men of old. Moreover, I believe that those who accustom themselves to call lying and lie by a softning appellation, ere in danger of weakening their aversion to the fault itself. My second apology is, for presuming to come forward, with such apparent boldness, as a didactic writer, and a teacher of truths, which I ought to believe that every one knows already, and better than I do. 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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