The Miscellaneous Works and Novels of R. C. Dallas, Esq., Vol. 2 of 7

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Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works and Novels of R. C. Dallas, Esq., Vol. 2 of 7: The First Volume of Percival To amuse or instruct the world, that is, a certain number of those who read, is an ambition rather pardonable than likely to be pardoned, for there is a presumption in it repugnant to self-love. In no system is the levelling principle more prevalent than in that of the understanding: in the republic of intellect, the slightest pretension to step out of the crowd awakens universal jealousy, and the title of the pretender is rigidly examined. In assuming the pen, therefore, it is but natural for me to wish to conciliate my Readers, and to leave their judgment free to decide solely upon the merits of the volumes now before them, without taking into consideration the novelty of the pretension to the public ear. It would be easy for me to say, and to say with truth, that the ambition I have to please is founded on motives very different from that of vanity, yet I should not deserve to be believed were I to assert that praise was indifferent to me. 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.