Author : James Cotter Morison
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ISBN 13 : 9781331150398
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (53 download)
Book Synopsis English Men of Letters (Classic Reprint) by : James Cotter Morison
Download or read book English Men of Letters (Classic Reprint) written by James Cotter Morison and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from English Men of Letters The Prosperity which attend Macaulay all through life may be said to have begun with the moment of his birth. Of all good gifts which it is in the power of fortune to bestow, none can surpass the being born of wise, honourable, and tender parents: and this lot fell to him. He came of a good stock, though not of the kind most recognized by Colleges of Arms. Descended from Scotch Presbyterians - ministers many of them - on his father's side, and from a Quaker family on his mother's, he probably united as many guarantees of "good birth," in the moral sense of the words, as could be found in these islands at the beginning of the century. His mother(nee Selina Mills) appears to have been a woman of warm-hearted and affectionate temper, yet clear-headed and firm withal, and with good eye for the influences which go to the formation of character. 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.