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Excerpt from Elements of General History, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 The faults commonly ascribed to Mr Rollin are, that he is too diffuse and inac curate; but at the same time we must a]. Low, that his memory and his writings merit the greatest respect. In following a very different route from him, may I be found to have Copied those virtuous sentiments by which his pen was always guided! 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.