Directions for a Proper Choice of Authors to Form a Library

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Excerpt from Directions for a Proper Choice of Authors to Form a Library: Which May Both Improve and Entertain the Mind, and Be of Real Use in the Conduct of Life, Intended for Those Readers Who Are Only Acquainted With English Language, With a Correct List of Proper Books on the Several Subjects1r lly by Neceility, or from lucrative? Views only, commenced Authors, and taxed the Publick at too dear a Rate, for their tri¿ing and igno rant Performances. The Author is far from offering his Tract as a com pleat Work, or a faultlefs Perform ance, but he believes, (iliort as it it may rather be redundant in Au thors, than any Way deficient in pointing out thofe of Merit. The, Heads on which he has been {hort eii, are Divinity, Phyfick, Law, Ma thematicks, Afironomy, Gardening, Heraldry, and other Arts but, that. Thofe who apply themfelves to any of thefe particular Studies, (the three firf't of which have Writers in Abun dance, ) may know where to find a fuller Account of the Authors on.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.