Excerpt from Lives of the Illustrious, Vol. 2: The Biographical Magazine The Second Volume of the biographical magazine is now complete. That gives the Editor the privilege of addressing his readers in his own person. The Opportunity is taken advantage of because it is pleasant to render thanks for past support, and to indulge in well-founded anticipations of future success. It is all the more pleasant to feel that the past has not been altogether unmerited, and that the future shall not be undeserved. Many are disappointed in the result of their efforts to serve the public. In their chagrin they are apt to say that appreciation does not always wait on merit - that rewards are bestowed by the hand of chance, or secured by accident. The world is sometimes - not often, unjust. For a time it may slight good service, but in the long run it is pretty sure to reward it. As each man finds the place for which he is best fitted, the world allows him the opportunity of doing his life-work. Those who find worthy work, and do it in a true spirit, seldom fail to receive attention and respect. 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.