Father Prout Vol 1 Of 2

Excerpt from Father Prout, Vol. 1 of 2: Late P. P. Of Watergrasshill, in the County of Cork, Ireland Fiesh - i. E. Iotas teres atque rotundus. Still, a suitable introduction, furnished by a kindred genius, would in our idea be, if not useful, some what ornamental. The Pantheon of republican Rome, however perfect in the simple design of its primitive architecture, derived a supplementary grace from the portico superadded by Agrippa. All that remains for us to say, under the cir cumstances, is to deprecate the evil constructions which clumsy journeymen may hereafter put on the work. In our opinion, it can bear none. The readers of Fraser's Magazine will recognise these twelve Papers as having been originally put forth, under our auspices, in one year's consecutive Numbers of Regina, - z'. E. From the lst of April, 1834, to the recurrence of that significant date in 1835. For reprinting them in their present shape we might fairly allege the urgent request of friends, had not the epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot made that formula too ridi culous: we will therefore content ourselves by stating, that we merely seek to justify, byzthis undertaking, the confidential trust reposed in us by the parish of Watergrasshill. Much medita. 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.

Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.

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