Portraits And Memoirs Of Eminent Citizens

Author : John Saunders
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267317998
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Saunders' Portraits and Memoirs of Eminent Living Political Reformers written by John Saunders and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Saunders' Portraits and Memoirs of Eminent Living Political Reformers: The Portraits by George Hayter, Esq. M. A. S. L. Etc;, Painter of Portraits and History of Her Majesty and Other Eminent Artists; And the Memoirs by a Distinguished Literary Character IT may be necessary to remark, in reference to the following pages, that caution has been used in abstaining, as far as it was possible, from all expression of opinion upon the various important political questions that are connected with the public career of the subjects of these biographies; the proper object of the writer being, rather to exhibit the opinions of others in their acts, than to obtrude his own, or to anticipate the reader 5. It is, moreover, hoped that the fairness of spirit, which ought to be a distinguishing feature of such a design as this, has been Shewn in the selection of the names that adorn the volume now presented. The list comprises men of all degrees of political opinion as Reformers; from those who, remem bering that the last feather breaks the camel's back, are willing to throw off a feather or two, and then pause - to those who are for dashing the heavy, and almost crushing burden to the ground, heedless of the solemn duty of bearing it until it can be safely, because gradually, lightened. All who are here included, have taken their stand upon the right side of the line of policy laid down by Lord Melbourne's Administration; and to no one on the other side of that line, can be conceded the slightest pretension to. 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.