Excerpt from The Lounger's Common-Place Book, Vol. 1 of 2: Or Miscellaneous Collections in History, Criticisms, Biography, Poetry, and Romance Tim author of the following pages, 'which were originally published about the year 1790, was a medical gentleman, residing at Dover. That his mind was a sound one, though tinged with peculiar notions, is evident from the tone which pervades his writings; and the present edition is given to the world, from a strong feeling on the mind of the publisher that so much good sense and valuable information ought not to be lost. Some articles have been omitted, and others abridged or altered; but the majority stand as they were printed under the author's own superintendence. Some of the allusions to persons and events will scarcely, perhaps, now be understood; but such instances are rare, and when they do occur, enough. 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.