MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE WRITINGS &

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Character, Literary, Professional, and Religious, of the Late John Mason Good, M.D: F. R. S. F. R. S. L. Mem; Am; Phil; Soc; And F. L. S. Of Philadelphia, Etc; Etc; Etc IN undertaking the Work which is now laid before the public, I yielded with reluctance to the solicitation of esteemed friends, whose judgment I preferred to my own. From the commence ment to the close I have had to struggle with the apprehension, that in assuming the labours of a biographer, I have aimed to accomplish that for which I am unduly qualified; and the pre vailing state of ill health under which the whole has been carried forward, has at once augmented this feeling, and tended, I fear, to prove its correctness. On looking over the sheets as the printing has approached its termination, I have noticed many things which 1 could wish altered, and a few which I believe had been better omitted: but all must now remain. Yet, if I hence approach the public with weaker anticipations of success, than I have on some former occasions indulged, I am not entirely without hope that the Memoirs of my deceased Friend, which are thus presented, will, notwithstanding their many imperfections, by the delineation of a character of far from ordinary occurrence, and of more than ordinary value, serve to stimulate the activity of some, and to confirm the best principles of others. 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.