Excerpt from Speeches of Henry Lord Brougham, Upon Questions Relating to Public Rights, Duties, and Interests, Vol. 1 of 4: With Historical Introductions, and a Critical Dissertation Upon the Eloquence of the Ancients It is not, however, by those pieces of com position which abound in many histories, under the name of' Characters, that any thing like this knowledge can be conveyed. With out any regard to fine writing, measured and balanced periods, or neat and pointed anti theses, the personages must be described such as they really were, by a just mixture of gene ral remarks, and reference to particular pas sages in their lives. In no other way can they be made known; in no other way, in deed, can the very first requisite of such sketches be attained, - the exhibition of the peculiarities that marked the originals, - the preservation of the individuality of each. 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.