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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life, Character and Writings of Joseph Butler, D. C. L: Late Lord Bishop of Durham That which is here suggested, as a desideratum in biographical literature, I have now endeavoured to accomplish; and, although the above passage did not meet my eye until the greater part of the following Memoir was written, yet, if an apology be needed for the attempt, I may perhaps, in bar of censure, be allowed to put in that passage as my plea. 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.