An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer

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Excerpt from An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer: With a Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the TroadeI think, that I am justified in following only the first part of this advice: for I consider it not only respectful to him, for whom I write, but more pru dent with regard to myself, to trust these extracts from my eastern observations to the Reader's indul gence, in their present contracted state, before I ven ture farther, even under the sanction of his Lord ship's respectable Opinion. If the manner in which this Essay is received, encourages me to proceed, I shall, with more confidence, extend and methodise the work, upon the plan his Lordship proposed, if not, there is already too much of it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.