Prosaic Effusions

2015-07-10 • 186 pages • EN

Written by Joseph Marriott

Excerpt from Prosaic Effusions: Or Essays on Various Subjects, and Miscellaneous Observations The following effusions are the substance of various reflections which have at different times engaged the mind of the author. They are given to my readers, with a view to interest them in subjects which are important to their happiness and the well being of society: I have also endeavoured to amuse their imaginations, while I was attempting to improve their understandings. How far I have succeeded, a candid public will be best able to judge. Many of my speculations may appear chimerical, and some of my observations untenable; I trust however, that the greater part of both will he found, upon mature consideration, to have their basis, if not upon certainty, at least upon probability. 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.