Excerpt from William Clarke: A Collection of His Writings, With a Biographical Sketch This volume, the preparation of which was entrusted to two of Mr. Clarke's intimate friends, fulfils the third and most valued part of the intentions of the committee. To his many friends, and to other readers, some explanation of the method of selection which has guided the editors is due. 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.