Excerpt from Introductory Lectures on Modern History: Delivered in Lent Term, MDCCCXLII; With the Inaugural Lecture, Delivered in December, MDCCCXLI Of the spirit in which he should lecture with respect to the feel ings of the place, Dr. Arnold remarks, in one of his letters, The best rule, it seems to me, is to lecture exactly as I should write for the world at large; to lecture, that is, neither hostilely nor cau tiously, not seeking occasions of shocking men's favorite opinions, yet neither in any way humouring them, or declining to speak the truth, however opposed it may be to them. 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.