Excerpt from The Pursuits of Literature, Vol. 4 of 4: A Satirical Poem in Dialogue; With Notes N. B. It is thought proper to mention, that the imperial epistle is not a burlcfgae Poem in any fenfe ofthe word. But it is a poem built upon the circumfiances of the times, delineating the Charaaers ofthe Statesmen ofgreat Britain, with satire, plea. Fantry, or with praire; and exhibiting a piflure of Europe at the period of its date. The whole is as the title implies conveyed under Cbinefe imagery and allufions, illufirated by references to original Writers, confifient with its Plan and Subject. 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.