Excerpt from Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces: Arranged Under the Following Heads, and Distinguished by Initial Letters in Each Leaf; G. P. General Politics; A. B. T. American Politics Before the Troubles; A. D. T. American Politics During the Troubles; P. P. Provincial or Colony Politics The times appear not ripe enough for the editor to give exprefiion to the affec tion, gratitude, and veneration, he bears to a writer he has fo intimately fludied Nor is it wanting to the author; as hiflory lies in wait for him, and the judgment of mankind balances already in his favor. The editor wifhes only that other readers may reap that improvement from his pro ductions, which he conceives they have rendered to himfelf. - Yet perhaps he may be excufed for Rating one opinion: He conceives that no man ever made larger or bolder gueffes than Dr. Franklin from like materials in politics and philofophy, which, after the fcrutiny of events and Of fact, have been more completely verified. 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.