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Excerpt from Selections From the Edinburgh Review, 1833, Vol. 2 of 4: Comprising the Best Articles in That Journal, From Its Commencement to the Present Time; With a Preliminary Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes
We have imputed this rapid decline of his reputation, partly to the unsoundness of his general speculations; and chiefly to the offensiveness of his manner. The fact is admitted even by those who pretend 'to regret it; and, whatever Dr. Hurd may have thought, it must have had other causes than the decay of public virtue and taste. 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.
