Excerpt from The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal, Vol. 73: From July to December, Inclusive, 1785 But again, the Society mean by this term very, to fay all but all but intire, &c. Now very does not give this idea: it alway implies a fuperlative excefs, but is in itl'elf no definite expreli fion. If a perfon has been ill, and is nearly recovered, upon being aflted how he is, he would anfwer, 'i am very well again now here thefe words are (poker) comparatively with his [or mer condition, not intent upon any particular meaning - But I heard you were lick - No, thank God, I am very well hen very means abfolutely well. 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.