Excerpt from Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Name and Family of Richardson: From the Year 1720 to the Year 1860 "because I cannot add a splendor to my name, Reflective from a royal pedigree, You interdict my language; but be pleas'd To know, the ashes of my ancestors, If intermingled in the tomb with kings, Could hardly be distinguished. The stars shoot An equal influence on the open cottage, Where the poor shepherd's child is rudely nurs'd, As on the cradle where the prince is rocked, With care and whisper." 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.