The Mistakes We Make

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Excerpt from The Mistakes We Make: A Practical Manual of Corrections in History, Language, and Fact, for Readers and WritersThe Pearl, or The Pearl of the Diver, in which he pointed out a multitude of errors com mouly made by the educated people of his day. Very likely among the lost works of Solomon there was one of the same kind. Prophets have arisen from time to time throughout the ages.It is to be hoped that no errors will be found in a book which aims to correct errors. Yet many may cry, Physician, heal thyself. The editor can only say that he has endeavored to stick to accuracy, but if others discover slips that he has made he will be glad to have them pointed out.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.