ENGLISH ECCENTRICS AND ECCENTRICITIES, VOL. 1 (CLASSIC EN FRANCE

English Eccentrics and Eccentricities, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) John Timbs Auteur: John Timbs Editeur: Forgotten Books Broché: 338 pages paperback Publication: 09/08/2012 Dimensions: 22,86 x 15,24 x 2,29 Publier en: Anglais Languages d'origine: Anglais Help ? Gentle Header, a few words before we introduce you to our Modern Eoobntrios. They may be odd company:yet, how often do we find eccentricity in the minds of person Hof good understanding. Their sayings and doings, it is true, may not rank as high among the delicacies of intellectual epicures as the Strasburg pies among the dishes described in the Almanack dea Oourmands; but they possess attractions in proportion to the degree in which man favours wonders. Swift has remarked, that a little grain I of the romance is no ill ingredient to preserve and exalt the dignity of human nature, without which it is apt to degonej rate into everything that is sordid, vicious, and low. Into I the latter extremes Eccentricity is occasionally apt to run, I somewhat like certain fermenting liquors which cannot be I checked in their acidifying courses. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at Gentle Header, a few words before we introduce you to our Modern Eoobntrios. They may be odd company:yet, how often do we find eccentricity in the minds of person Hof good understanding. Their sayings and doings, it is true, may not rank as high among the delicacies of intellectual epicures as the Strasburg pies among the dishes described in the Almanack dea Oourmands; but they possess attractions in proportion to the degree in which man favours wonders. Swift has remarked, that a little grain I of the romance is no ill ingredient to preserve and exalt the dignity of human nature, without which it is apt to degonej rate into everything that is sordid, vicious, and low. Into I the latter extremes Eccentricity is occasionally apt to run, I somewhat like certain fermenting liquors which cannot be I checked in their acidifying courses. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at Mot Clef: Nonfiction Education Education Theory