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Excerpt from Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 of 2: His Life and Writings; With Unpublished Correspondence
I have to thank Mr. Carlyle for the privilege of printing his letter at p. 278, vol. I. For valuable help and hints, in the progress of my work, which may not appear in the work itself, I have also to thank E. L. Lushington, Esq., LL.D., Professor J. Nichol, LL.D., Professor Veitch, LL.D., the Rev. W. H. Wylie, and other friends. 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.
