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Excerpt from A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of the Late Mr. Robert Watson, Preached in St. Andrew's Church, Montreal, April 8th, 1827
It is more to account for the length of time that has elapsed since this discourse was preached, and to serve as a key to some allusions in it, than with a view to soften down the asperity of criticism; that these remarks are made. However much he might be inclined to plead for mercy, in behalf of a production which he 13 convinced so much requi1es it, - he IS aware that he can have no legitimate claim on the lenity of the public, having it in his power to withhold the dis course, or to submit it to their judgment, as he pleases; and therefore, so soon as he resolves to submit it, is fairly responsible for all its e1rors and imperfections. He cannot say, that he 15 altogether insensible to public Opinion, but whatever the public may think of the following sheets, he 1s conscious that he-is more concerned, that they may be productive in some degree of the beneficial effects, with a View to which they were written, - than to obtain celebrity by them; which he knows well they are but ill-calculated to procure. But of this, it is the prerogative of the reader to judge for himself. 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.
