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Excerpt from Sketches I was in the full tide of a laborious and absorb mg profession, - of one which imposes on intellect an unsparing discipline, but ultimately opens the avenues to wealth and fame. I pursued it, as one determined on distinction, -as one convinced that mind may assume a degree of omnipotence over matter and circumstance, and popular opinion. Am bition's promptings were strong Within me, nor was its career unprosperous. - I had no reason to com plain that its promises were deceptive, or its harvest tardy. 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.