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Excerpt from The Olla Podrida: March 17, 1787 January 12, 1788
Upon the Whole, however, nothing can be (0 proper as for an author to recommend his own work. Is not he who writes a book the moft ely perfon in the world to know its ex cellencies? The feemingindelicacy of becoming the herald of our Own accomplifhments, ought not to refift the good of the commu mity. Befides, I would ask, . Who fcruples to commend to a purchal'er his dog, his horfe, or his daughter? They are well-bred, Sir, and well managed - This from the Godolphin Arabian - that from Pompey of Northumberland - the other by my firt't wife, with a well-flocked thop in Hounfditch. 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.
