Excerpt from Essay on Hunting N o wonder then that the Torrent of Books and Pamphlets so impetuous in this Generation, when the Springs that feed it are so numerous and preg nant. If Vice, Vanity, Faction, Malice, Corrup tion and Avarice be Furniture for an Author, 'tis marvellous there is yet Paper left for a little harm less Impertinence. Having therefore a few Thoughts to communicate to the most inoffensive Class of my Fellow-subjects, I think I have a Right to lay hold on a few Sheets before the Stock is exhausted And I presume on Pardon from the loquacious World, if among so many Treatises, Vindications, Replies, J our nals, Craftsmen, Hyp-doctors and Lay-preachers, the Press be borrowed a Day or two for a plain Essay on the innocent Recreation of us Country Squires. 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.