Omniana The Autobiography Of An Irish Octogenarian With Illustrations PDF Download

Excerpt from Omniana the Autobiography of an Irish Octogenarian "I Seem to have intruded myself into the company of posterity," says Franklin, in one of his letters, "when I ought to have been a-bed "and asleep." This is my case, in a nutshell. It did not occur to me to take up my pen, till I was due to depart - in fact a long time overdue; else I might, by preserving documents, and noting forgotten incidents of interest, have produced something to better justify my work. But this is hardly an adequate excuse for imperfections; and I shall, of course, be sorry if the critic is disappointed at not finding greater "body" - as the Laconian was, when he plucked his nightingale, and found it voice, but little else. Sir Roger L'Estrange says that "books and dishes have this in common, that there never was any one of them to please all palates. If any man has a mind to take part with me, he has free leave and welcome; but, let him carry this consideration with him, that he is a very unmannerly guest who quarrels with his dinner." All the same, I feel that the worthy knight rather begs the question; for, when you invite a man to a repast, you should provide meat and drink of a palatable and potable nature. 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.