Excerpt from Selections From the Works of Edward Everett: With a Sketch of His Life The object then of our little volume is simply this to place within the reach of every'one a compilation of noble, correct and elevated sentiments, clothed in pure and elegant language, upon a great variety of subjects of deep and permanent interest. There are many who have taste to admire and appreciate a collection of fine statuary, or a gallery of splendid pictures, or a well arranged cabinet of gems and ores, who have neither the leisure nor the means to go round the world to make a collection for themselves. So there are many who can feel and estimate the beauties of Everett, when brought together in the Compass of one small volume, who would shrink from the labor, even if they had ample time. To do so, of reading through his voluminous productions to select the many eloquent passages with Wth they are interspersed. And there are many, possibly, intelligent readers who would hesrtate to lay out a sum sufficient to purchase so large a book as Everett's Orations, who could conveniently furnish themselves With this little compendium, containing the pith and marrow of the larger work. 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.