The History of England, Vol. 1 Of 2 From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II To attain the greatest number Of advantages fewest inconveniences. Is all that can be attain abridgment, the very name of which implies imperfec tion It. Will be suflicient, therefore, to satisfy the writer's wishes, if the present work be found a plain unaffected narrative of facts, with just ornament enough to keep attention awake, and with reflection barely suf ficient to set the reader upon thinking - Very moder ate abilities were equal to such an undertaking; and it is hoped the performance will satisfy such as take up books to be informed or amused, Without much consid ering who the writer is, or envying any success he may have had in a former compilation. 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.