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Excerpt from Considerations Upon Wit and Morals If a preface be ufeful, I am of op1n1on that it is fo in a work of this kind when an author means to avoid imputations and make known his intentions. Such is my defign. I will not fpeak. Either of the thoughts or ftyle in which they are con veyed; what fignifies it to the public what rules an author has prefcribed him-5 felf; or what are his 1deas, adjuf'ted ac cording to his talents and manner of per ceiving upon the true and beautifuh My intention is to pleafe, inftru t, and be in terefting. The work is in the hands of the reader, and will plead better for or againf't the author than all his reafon ings. 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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