Excerpt from The Visionary: From the Papers of the Count De O A Tale From the German of Schiller As the first prince of his house his prospect of succeeding to the throne was but slight. His ambition had never been awak ened. His passions had taken another direction. Satisfied that he was not dependant on the will of others, he did not obtrude his own upon them as a law. The quiet peace fulness of an unconstrained private life was the limit of his wishes. He read much, but without selection. A neglected education and an early entrance upon military life had not allowed his mind time to ripen. All the knowledge which' he procured in after life only increased the confused chaos of his ideas, because the foundation was not firm. 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.