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Excerpt from Recollections and Reflections of an Old Itinerant: A Series of Letters, Originally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal and the Western Christian Advocate
N o attempt has been made to amend the style of'the aged author - its artlessness is attractive and appro priate. The Letters remain ~as they were originally published, with the exception 'of a few slight cor rections; and even these were suggested or approved by the author himself'. The reader, therefore, while engaged in the perusal of these pages, may imagine himself seated by the fireside in the lowly dwelling of this Venerable minister of Christ, listening to the rela tion of the events of his past life, in his own simp1e language; and to the «re?ections occasioned by the recital. If, as Dr. Johnson says, there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful, surely the Recollections and.
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N o attempt has been made to amend the style of'the aged author - its artlessness is attractive and appro priate. The Letters remain ~as they were originally published, with the exception 'of a few slight cor rections; and even these were suggested or approved by the author himself'. The reader, therefore, while engaged in the perusal of these pages, may imagine himself seated by the fireside in the lowly dwelling of this Venerable minister of Christ, listening to the rela tion of the events of his past life, in his own simp1e language; and to the «re?ections occasioned by the recital. If, as Dr. Johnson says, there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful, surely the Recollections and.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Henry Smith
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780260131553
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 354
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ISBN - 9780243396177
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 356
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