Hudibras, Vol. 1 Of 3 : Written in the Time of the Late Wars; Corrected and Amended; with Large Annotations, and a Preface (Classic Reprint) by Samuel Butler (2016, Trade Paperback)
Excerpt from Hudibras, Vol. 1 of 3: Written in the Time of the Late Wars; Corrected and Amended; With Large Annotations, and a Preface The Chara ter therefore of the Knight might fuit many of thofe bufy, meddling, pragmatical Fellows, who were put into Cemmittees then fet up in every County, and the Commifiom of tbe Peuee, that they might opprefs' all fuch as were believed to be Friends to the King, and the Ancient Government 111 Church and State, and who a ted like fo many pettytyrants ln all Parts of the Nation: However, we can hardly doubt, but the Author had one particular Perfon 1n View, whole Adventures he gives us under the Name of Hudibras, who a tually endeavour'd to fupprefs a Be'ur -baiting, and fet a Fidler m the Stocks, and was on that occafion vilified, and abus'd by the Mob. It has been fuggei'ted by a reverend and learned Perfon. 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.
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Hudibras, Vol. 1 Of 3 : Written in the Time of the Late Wars; Corrected and Amended; with Large Annotations, and a Preface (Classic Reprint)