Excerpt from Selections From the Writings of Lord Macaulay Jacobites. And men of both parties may derive equal gratification from the passage in'which, summing up the events Of 1688, he claims for his country the honour of having displayed, at the crisis and turning-point of her political course, the wisdom, the firmness, and the self-control which alone enable a nation to reconcile freedom with order, and progress with precedent. To be read by people of all opinions, and classes, and countries; to bring home intellectual delights to the craftsman, as well as to the scholar; to inspire the' young with a relish for letters, and a craving for know ledge, - has been Macaulay's rare and most enviable fortune: and it is hoped that this volume may do some thing to spread the influence Of an GBP3.t whose pen has Willis? 3821922 lasagnalikitfixa or vi u 6. 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.