Excerpt from Biographical, Literary, and Political Anecdotes of Several of the Most Eminent Persons of the Present Age, Vol. 1 of 3: With an Appendix, Consisting of Original, Explanatory, and Scarce Papers K? The References in this Volume to the Appendix, the Reader will find in the Content: q/' the Appendix. 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.