Excerpt from Literary and Religious Sketches Not to the haughty spirit, lifted far above the level of a fellow humanity - not to those who are too proud to use the powers which their 'maker has entrusted them with for the furtherance of human happiness - not to those who would scorn to learn, even from a child, the simplestelement of knowledge, does the author dedicate this book. It belongs rather to the humble christian who may yet have a pure and classic mind, redolent with the aspirations of poetry as well as devotion. To those who seek for glory and immortality - to those who would pluck the most fragrant flowers of earth to weave a chaplet for the brows of their Redeemer - this book is most respectfully and affectionately dedicated. 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.