Excerpt from Streams From Hidden Sources For the intent of this little book, it is not meant to teach. That I leave to others and wiser. But, forasmuch as, in these our days, there would seem to have grown a desire to drink of the springs at which our fathers slaked their thirst, I have tried to clear from some few the weight, with which they have been covered by careless ages. And, since, in our time, a few of our nobler spirits have thought it good to draw from these hidden sources the draught with which the people must be satisfied, it seems fitting that folk should know the wells from. Whence their comfort comes. So, out of all old lore, I have chosen seven books, as setting forth seven following stages of time, and from each of these have taken what seemed to me the best thing, so that any man may judge, and if it please him trace the stream to its source. 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.