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Excerpt from The Bible in Ireland: Ireland''s Welcome to the Stranger, or Excursions Through Ireland in 1844 and 1845 for the Purpose of Personally Investigating the Condition of the Poor
Refaces,'' says Francis Bacon, are great P wastes of time, and, though they seem to proceed of modesty, they are bravery.'' I hope I may be forgiven for the piece of bravery which introduces you to Mrs. Asenath Nicholson, a lost lady of old years. I found her forlorn and for gotten in a side street of a country library, with great folk, and folk ephemerally great, and un remembered lesser folk for neighbours. A library is like a hamlet or a town. In stately houses may dwell the quite unimportant; in unnoticed corners, behind modest exteriors, some who have tales to tell, and a hospitality of wisdom for callers. But for many a long year Mrs. Nicholson has remained within the faded boards of her binding unvisited, unnoticed, unknown.
Let me begin in a fashion popular in the early Victorian age during which, for a few brief years, she ?ourished and (in a small way, but prophetic) was notable.
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Refaces,'' says Francis Bacon, are great P wastes of time, and, though they seem to proceed of modesty, they are bravery.'' I hope I may be forgiven for the piece of bravery which introduces you to Mrs. Asenath Nicholson, a lost lady of old years. I found her forlorn and for gotten in a side street of a country library, with great folk, and folk ephemerally great, and un remembered lesser folk for neighbours. A library is like a hamlet or a town. In stately houses may dwell the quite unimportant; in unnoticed corners, behind modest exteriors, some who have tales to tell, and a hospitality of wisdom for callers. But for many a long year Mrs. Nicholson has remained within the faded boards of her binding unvisited, unnoticed, unknown.
Let me begin in a fashion popular in the early Victorian age during which, for a few brief years, she ?ourished and (in a small way, but prophetic) was notable.
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
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Author
Asenath Nicholson
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ISBN - 9780266711346
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 319
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Asenath Nicholson
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ISBN - 9781334160561
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 321
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