Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of David Humphreys: Late Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Madrid Though unknown perils, tempests, foes and shelves Surround, and factions rise amidst ourselves; Though worlds combin'd, or adverse fates annoy, What but disunion can our bliss destroy? 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.