Author: Eaton Stannard Barrett

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-03

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781334506680

Excerpt from All the Talents: A Satirical Poem, in Four Dialogues; To Which Is Added, a Pastoral Epilogue Yet I do not altogether agree with the Pursuits of Literature in its opinion of the'all commanding in uence of the press. Doubt less it is a very consoling re ection to the Garretteer, that his volume may be more conducive to the prosperity of his country, than the capture of an island, or the defeat of an enemy's squadron. I fear, however, he only atters his darling pursuit. Litera ture is of little avail, compared with oral interco urse It may disseminate doctrines more, speedily, but it does not invent them; One object of an author is to please, and he will always suit his topic to the fishion of his day. If he runs into mqmlity while his readers are running into Iicentiousness. 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."