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Excerpt from The Rambler When I commenced the prosecution of this little work, it was my design to have been more minute in the description of those countries which I have the pleasure of delineating. But upon mature deliberation, I determined to omit every thing that might tend to the unnecessary consumption of time. Indeed the subscription price would not have justified a more elaborate dissertation: and the limited means of the author would have deterred him from undertaking it, had he not procured a certain number of subscribers. I have therefore endeavoured to pursue a course which may prove measurably profitable to some, and entertaining to all. I have felt very sensibly the want of a manuscript, which would have facilitated my humble labours considerably. I had commenced a Journal, but not entertaining the smallest idea of ever becoming a historian, I suffered it to be destroyed. The natural inference, therefore is, that erroneous statements may occur; but, however natural this inference, I can assure my readers that no error of importance will be detected. Should I happen to be wrong, they will confer a favour by giving me notice thereof. I have never taken any pains to acquire any but a familiar style of writing, being convinced that it is the most pleasing. To simplicity I have combined brevity. So wide a field does the subject of this work afford, that it might be made the work of years. 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.