Personal Recollections Of Lamb Hazlitt And Others

Author : Richard Henry Stoddard
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ISBN 13 : 9781331243403
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Personal Recollections of Lamb, Hazlitt and Others (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Henry Stoddard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Personal Recollections of Lamb, Hazlitt and Others Among the motives which impel to the writing of books, there may be singled out from the number, the belief that the writer has something to say which the world will be willing to hear, the intention of making money, and the desire for fame. The consciousness of a literary mission is an agreeable one, for however delusive it may be, it raises its possessor for the time being above his fellows, and places him in his own estimation among the benefactors of his race. Not less agreeable is the hope of deriving profit from one's pleasure, for though it is seldom fulfilled, it is never perhaps entirely abandoned; most men, I fancy, - most authors, I am sure, - would rather become rich by Literature than by Trade. We respect the mercantile mind, as we should, but something tells us that it is inferior to pure Intellect. We reverence genius more than gunny-bags, and would rather witch the world with noble horsemanship on the back of Pegasus than be carried more comfortably to oblivion in a palace-car. But fame - Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise, (That last infirmity of noble minds, ) To scorn delights and live laborious days." 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.