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Excerpt from A Valedictory Delivered at the Forum on the Eleventh Day of April, 1817, on Closing the First Session
I have been called on to perform a task which could have been more ably executed by many of my fellow members They have preferred hum ble zeal to more distinguished claims. I am not insensible to the kindness of their partiality; but, as the effect of that kindness alone, must beg leave to accept the honour they have done me. 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.