Excerpt from The Sorrows of Herbert, or the Changes of Life, and Friendship's Consolation in Distress It is my intention to insert each principal e163a that occurred in the life and character of Herbert and shall as far as reason and prudence extend, vin dicata his wrongs, and endeavour to alleviate his sorrows. I cannot but in justice admit that the sorrows and distresses of man, are too often of their own procuring, and generally arise from the most trivial causes but I can confidently affirm, that this was not the case of Herbert, Imean to say, thats they were not altogether of his own seeking or in. Vention, and I hope my readers will agree 'with me, in this opinion when they shall have passed through. 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.