Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 45 of 45: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and Critical The care of young ca'nning 8 education now devolved upon his paternal uncle, a merchant of great respectability in London. It Is immaterial to know at what precise period he was sent to Eton, but of his early ambition and pro-eminence, the microcosm is at once an evidence and a date. In the papers which are distinguished by his mark, the promise that has been since ma tured Is discos crable In every page Pungent rail lery and keen ridicule, irony, sarcasm, and satire. 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.