The Gleaner A Series Of Periodical Essays Selected And Arranged From Scarce Or Neglected Volumes With An Introduction And Notes PDF Download

Excerpt from The Gleaner, Vol. 1 of 4: A Series of Periodical Essays; Selected and Arranged From Scarce or Neglected Volumes; With an Introduction, and Notes Looker-ou had received from its author a last revision and a more enlarged form. Though from the year 1709 to the termina tion of the year 1760, one hundred and twenty two periodical papers have been published, inde pendent of eight, which are now honoured with the appellation of classical, I have been under the necessity of limiting my attention, while forming the first two volumes, to only nineteen of the number. This is to be attributed, in some degree, to the political aspect of several of these works; politics, for reasons too obvious to be dwelt upon, being excluded from my design; but more especially is it attributable to the imbecility which pervades so large a portion of these hasty, and, too frequently, inelegant productions. Even from the volumes to which I have had recourse for this part of the selection, and which extend to thirty-five, it will excite no surprise that I have been able to construct but two; when it is known that the sole object of the undertaking is, the juxtaposition of what either amounts to excellence, or, at least, rises above the limit of mediocrity. Of the papers which have been laid under contribution for the first and second volumes of' the Gleaner, the following is a list namely, the Englishman, 1713; the Lay Monastery, 1713; the Censor. 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.