Excerpt from The Life of the Right Rev. John Milner, D. D: Bishop of Castabala, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District of England, F. S. A. London, and Cath; Acad; Rome The author of this biography did not engage in it till after many solicitations. He strongly felt the difficulty and delicacy of the undertaking; and as strongly, his own inability for its accomplishment. But at length he considered that he ought no longer to resist the importunities of those, to Whom he owed respect and deference, and from Whom he was sure to receive aid and encouragement. Dr. Milner's con temporaries had nearly all passed away: the author alone seemed left to write his history: and it was strongly urged upon him as most important, that the features of his character should be caught from one of the few remaining Who had known him intimately, before it should be too late. 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.