Excerpt from Life of Henry Martyn: Missionary to India and Persia, 1781 to 1812 In January, 1801, the highest academical honor, that of senior wrangler, was awarded to him before the comple tion of his twentieth year. His description of his feelings on this occasion is remarkable I obtained my highest wishes, but was surprised to find that I had grasped a shadow. So impossible it is for earthly distinction to fill and satisfy the mind. 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.