Memoirs of John Horne Tooke, Vol. 1 of 2

Download or read book Memoirs of John Horne Tooke, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Alexander Stephens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of John Horne Tooke, Vol. 1 of 2: Interspersed With Original Documents TO write the life Of a person, against whom violent prejudices have long existed, and treat freely Of one, as yet scarcely cold in his grave, is a task equally difficult and delicate. Yet memoirs, such as these, if composed with talents and fidelity, would contribute to rescue English biography from the charge Of penury and partiality, on one hand, while, by laying Open the secret springs of human action, On the other, they could not fail both to gratify and instruct mankind. 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.