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Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1 of 15 N the progrefs everyffire nuons efibrt, though far from attaining the ultimate point in view, is attended with pleafure and advantage. Among the fttbjeéts leafi capable of being exhatlfted by fuch efforts, is that of general Biography. So minute a hiftory, extendingto all ages, and all countries, cannot eafily be completed. The abundance of materials proceeding from fome quarters, and the difficulty of procuring any from many others, at once perplex and bafiie the compiler. Even While his pen is 011 the paper, be'hears of recent deaths among thofe u ho have a claim to fuch a monument; and the information which can be gained of a perfon very lately dead, is feldom either accurate or im portant. The biographical works compofed in various countries, even thofe which profefs IO be general, are ufually overloaded with names of Inch belonging to thofe nations, Where the books refpefiively appear; but who neither have, _nor ought. 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.