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Excerpt from Historical Memoirs of My Own Time After the very severe personal attack made upon the author of these "Memoirs, " and upon the work itself, by the writers of the "Quarterly Review;" - an attack in which they have been followed, though with somewhat diminished asperity, by the "British Critic;" - it might appear like conscious acquiescence, if I left it wholly without reply. Yet, as I am intimately persuaded that no panegyric can permanently elevate a mean work, and that no censures can long depress a book of merit, I should perhaps have left those strictures to their own intrinsic weight, if the editors of the "Quarterly Review" had not wantonly made Sir John Macpherson the object of their illiberal and pointed sarcasms. Independent of the high character, the public services, the financial resources, and recognised disinterestedness, which Sir John displayed when Governor-General of Bengal; - facts too well established in the memory of his countrymen to stand in need of my testimony; - I should have imagined, that if any portions of the present work could have challenged respect. Sir Johns communications would have been entitled to it. Can they consider the particulars given relative to the Emperor Leopold the Second; a prince who was known to have honoured Sir John Macpherson with his confidence and friendship; as destitute of interest? The title of these facts to belief is irresistible, and they develope the secret policy, feelings, as well as character of that sovereign. From what information more authentic, can contemporary history be generally drawn? The anecdote of his present majesty and William, Duke of Cumberland, that of Hyder Ally, and many others, derived from the same source, which are scattered over the two volumes, speak for themselves. Contumelious irony and insulting epithets should be well weighed before they are applied; and when applied without obvious or apparent reason, they lead us to suspect some concealed motives for their adoption. Can any such have been offered and accepted in the case before us? The world will judge for themselves. To have censured inc with severity, is explicable, perhaps deserved, in all cases natural, and in the common order of things. 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
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