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Excerpt from A History, Topographical, Archaeological, Genealogical, and Biographical, of the Parishes of West and East Bradebham: With Those of Necton and Holme Hale, in the County of Norfolk, From Public Records, Court Rolls, Wills, Parish Registers, and Private Sources
Y man who undertakes to complete the unfinished work of another is likely to commit a double injustice; one to himself, the other to the original workman.
He cannot hope to carry out exactly his predecessor'' s plan, or to bring to bear upon any question that may emerge, precisely the evidence and illustration which might, in the first instance, have been ready at hand; and he will always be reluctant to introduce new matter which the first planner of the'' work might have been perfectly conversant with, and yet advisedly withheld. Tastes and Opinions differ, and in the method of treating the facts or the problems Of history, no two men, however much they may sympathize with one another in the main, can be found to be perfectly of one mind.
It was because Mr. Carthew knew this so well, that he never contemplated my finishing his book, in the event of his death occurring before it could be completed: and because I knew it too, I should have shrunk from such a presumptuous undertaking, if the proposal had ever been made to me.
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Y man who undertakes to complete the unfinished work of another is likely to commit a double injustice; one to himself, the other to the original workman.
He cannot hope to carry out exactly his predecessor'' s plan, or to bring to bear upon any question that may emerge, precisely the evidence and illustration which might, in the first instance, have been ready at hand; and he will always be reluctant to introduce new matter which the first planner of the'' work might have been perfectly conversant with, and yet advisedly withheld. Tastes and Opinions differ, and in the method of treating the facts or the problems Of history, no two men, however much they may sympathize with one another in the main, can be found to be perfectly of one mind.
It was because Mr. Carthew knew this so well, that he never contemplated my finishing his book, in the event of his death occurring before it could be completed: and because I knew it too, I should have shrunk from such a presumptuous undertaking, if the proposal had ever been made to me.
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
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
G. A. Carthew
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780332186030
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 290
Paperback
Contributors
Author
G. A. Carthew
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332140350
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 292
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