Excerpt from Some Trifling Thoughts on Serious Subjects: Addressed to the Earl of Sandwich, With a Description of Modern Patriotism, and a Delineation of the Principles of the Present Opposition It would be impertinent in me, as well as unncmflary, to trouble your Lordlhip with a tedious recounting. Of the different; forms and ceremonies that have prevailed in different countriesand nations. In rcfpeet to thig, infiiwtion, as you, my Lord, who are much deeper read than: I can poflibly prea tend to'be, mutt be infinitely better acquainp with them than lam. I {hallthereforc only beg leave to make one obfervation. - That it has bcenan infiitution encouraged and pro. Muted to the greatefi degree, by every wifi. 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.