Excerpt from Trial of the Rev. Edward Irving, a Cento of Criticism Lit. Chron. - And the defence most eloquent and powerful. Examiner - And the squibbery in the reporting department light and easy. John Bull - A bit of foolery methinks, but withal, remarkably smart, and well done. Times - Let me add too, as not its least praise; so free from all malignity. John Bull - Liberal egad! (aside) Shown up to the life, and yet the first to praise. Mr. Chairman - Well, gentlemen, you seem all to be pretty much agreed in opinion - I presume Mr. Secretary may enter it as the award of the Board - Times - That it deserves general circulation. Examiner - And forms a pleasant and useful pasquinade for those who are anxious to have all sides of the question. Star - And is the only thing worth reading that has been written on the subject of Mr. Irving. Mr. Chairman - Let judgment be entered up accordingly. 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.