The Manuscript, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Manuscript, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Manuscript, Vol. 1 A general love of variety, however, which is not indulged as a beneficial means of improve ment, resembles the rose of Florida, the bird of Paradise, or the cypress of Greece. The first, the most beautiful of flowers, emitting no fra grance the second, the most beautiful of birds, eliciting no song; the third, the finest of trees, yielding no fruit. It has not been inaptly called a species of adultery.' It characterizes a weak and superficial mind, ill qualifies it for honour able exertion, and peculiarly unfits its possessor for selecting subjects to exercise his fancy; or from furnishing correct and sound materials to form and elevate the understanding. 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.