bookix
ntainingtwelvehours
chapter1
ofthoseay,andofthoseaynot,esuch
historiesasthis
angothergoodusesforhoughtpropertoinstitutetheseseveralintroduasa
kindofrkorsta,ayhereafterenableaveryindifferentreadertodistinguishistrueandgenuineinthishistorickindofs
likelythatsosuchrkyshortlybeenecessary,sincethefavourablereceptionhreeauthorshavelatelyprocuredfortheirthepublic,willprobablyserveas
anenuragenttonyotherstoundertakethelikethusasoffoolishnovelsandnstrousroncesherto
thegreatioverishingofbooksellers,ortothegreatlossoftianddepravationofralsinthereader;nay,oftentothespreadingofscandalandcaluy,andtotheprejudiceoftheanyhyandhonestpeople
iquestionnotbuttheingeniousauthorofthespectatorwasprinottostoeverypaper,
frohesansiderationofguardingagainstthepursuitofthosescribblers,alentsofaerbutistaughtby
theaster,areyetnoedtoassuthe
satitleshthegreatestgenius,thantheirgoodbrotherinthefablehelionsskin
bythedeviotto,itbecairacticablefor
anyntopresutoitatethespectators,houtunderstandingatleastonesentenceintheleaedlanguagesinthesannerihavenoyselffroheitationofthoseterly
incapableofanydegreeofreflection,andequaltoanessay
ierit
ofsuchhistoricalproductionscaneverlieintheseintroductorychapters;but,infact,thosepartserenarrativeonly,affordenttothepenofanitator,thanthose
posedofobservationandrefleeansuch
itatorsasroeofthe
ronso,bybarefeetandsourfaces
toinventgoodstories,andtotelltheell,arepossiblyveryraretalents,andyetihaveobservedfeo
aitboth:andifiheroncesandnovelshh
theayfairlynclude,thatstofthe
authorsptedtoshoheirteethifthe
expressionybealloeinanyothering;noruld
indeedhavestrungtogetheradozensentencesonanyothersubjectusindo,yberetrulysaid
ofthehistorianandbiographer,thanofanyotherspeciesofing;foralltheartsandsciencesevencriticistselfrequiresolittledegreeofleaingandknoayperhaps
bethoughtanexandsnuers,orsothing
likenuers:positionofnovelsandronces,
nothingisnecessarybutpaper,pens,andink,anualthis,inceive,theirproductionsshoobe
theopinionoftheauthorstheelves:andthisstbetheopinionoftheirreaders,ifindeedtherebeanysuch
eachdesperateblockheaddarestoe:
verseisthetradeofeverylivingrfrancis
henceptheworld,
inatesthethejority,havecastonall
historicalaterialsfroerdsand
itistheapprehensionofthisntetthathathdeussoronce,anaight
otherentedthough,aswehivegood
authorityforallourcharacters,nolessindeedthanthevastauthentisdaybookofnature,asiselseed,ourlabourshavesuffieofhistorycertainlytheydeservesodistinthoseen
regardedonlyasproa
loosenessofthebrain
butbesidesthedishonourost
usefulasertainingofallkindsofing,thereisjustreasontoapprehend,thatbyenuragingsuchauthorsweshallpropagateeantothecharacters
ofnygoodandvaluableersofsociety;forthedullesters,norethanthedullestpanions,arealheyhave
bothenoughoflanguagetobeindecentandabusiveandsurelyiftheopinionjustabovecitedbetrue,hatworkssonastilyderivedshouldbenastytheelves,orhaveatendencytokeothersso
topreventtherefore,forthefuture,suchinteerateabusesofleisure,ofletters,andofthelibertyofthepress,especiallyasthesatpresenttoberethanusuallythreatenedhtheishallhereventuretontionsoqualifications,everyoneoftyhighdegreenecessarytothisorderof
historians
thefirstis,genius,houtafullveinofudy,sayshorace,canavailusbygeniusiandthatthepowerorratherthosepoind,ratinginto
allthingshinourreachandknoinguishingtheiressentialdifferenent;
andtheyarebothcalledbythellectivenaofgenius,astheyareofthosegiftsofnaturehusintotheworld
ntohavefallenintoverygreat
errors;forbyinvention,ibelieve,isgenerallyunderstoodaanceersto
havethehighestpretensionstoit;ionisreallyantnoreandsothehandisvery,findingout;
ortoexplainitatlarge,aquickandsagaciousperationintothetrueessenplationthisi
think,ent;for
hoohavedisveredthetrueessenceoftwo
things,stohardto
nceivenoent,and
yetsofeenofhaveagreedhallthedullfelloheing
