Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical
Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical
Walter Wilson
The book Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical was written by author Walter Wilson Here you can read free online of Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical a good or bad book?
What reading level is Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Amongst their defects, may be mentioned the want of public libraries, and of suitable authority for the preservation of discipline. Upon these and other inconveniences, De Foe has some sensible remarks in a work not commonly known, in which he expresses himself with great freedom, but invokes a candid judgment for the Dissenters upon account of their political oppression. , *' Tis evident,'' says he, " the great imperfection of our • Bogue and Bennett> Hist, of Dissenters, ii. 14. Digitized by ...VjOOQIC DEFECTS OF THOS^ INSTITUTIONS. 21 academies is mnt of conversation: this, the' public univer^ sities enjoy ; our's cannot. If a man pores: upon his book, and despises the advantage of conversation, he always comes out a pedant, a mere scholar, rough and unfit for any thing out of the walls of his college. Conversation polishes the gentleman ; acquaints him with men and with words ; lets him into the polite part of language; gives him style, accent;, delicacy, and taste of expression ; and when he comes to appear in public, he preaches as he discourses, easy, free, plain, unafiected, and untainted with force, stiff- ness, formality, affected hard words, and all the ridiculous part of a learned pedant, which is, being interpreted, a school fop.
What to read after Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical? You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Walter Wilson to read onlineMoreLessRead More Read Less
Read book Memoirs of the Life And Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, And His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil And Ecclesiastical for free
Claim the "Memoirs of the life and times of Daniel De Foe: containing a review of his writings, and his opinions upon a variety of important matters, civil and e.txt"
User Reviews: