The Dramatic Works and Poems, Vol. 1 of 2: With Notes, Original and Selected, and Introductory Remarks to Each Play (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Dramatic Works and Poems, Vol. 1 of 2: With Notes, Original and Selected, and Introductory Remarks to Each Play<br/><br/>As it is some time since my opinions have had the good fortune to coincide With yours in the least matter of consequence, I be to think so indifl'o toutly of my own judgment, t at I am ready to give it up without reluctance on the present occasion.' You are at liberty to leave out whatever parts of my note you please. However we may rivately disagree, there is no reason why we shou d make sport for the world, for such is the only effect of public controversies neither should I have leisure at present to pursue such an unde I only meant to do notice to myself; and as had no Opportunity replying to your reiterated contradic tions in their natural order, on account of your per petual additions to them; I thought myself under the neceeeit of observing, that I ought not to be suspected o bein impotently silent in regard to objections whiehi ad never read till it was too late for any replication on my side to be made. You rely much on the authority of an editor; but till I am convinced that volunteers are to be treated with lean indulgence than other soldiers I shall still think I have eome ht at least to be disgusted especiall after I h been permitted to observe that trut not victory, was the object of our eriti cal warfare.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>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.