Excerpt from Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire, With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself, Vol. 1 of 3: Illustrated From His Letters, With Occasional Notes and Narrative Vol. I. A andf iv andfullycompetent, h'om their judgment, to protea it. Under fiche-wit is, that, no longer fufpeeting myfelf to view through too favoura blca medium the compofitions of my Friend, Inow' venture topubflith them: and'itmay hercbepmpertogivefbminformationtothe Reader, rofpefiing thententsofthefe Vo lumes. 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.