Excerpt from Universal Biography, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical, of the Life and Character, Labors and Actions of Eminent Persons, in All Ages and Countries, Conditions and Professions, Arranged in Alphabetical Order The advantages which a biographical work ofiers to the reader are so mom and so important, that it is hoped every endeavor to enlarge the haulage of mankind, and impartially to develops the character of those who brie contributed to the happiness or to the calamities of the world, will be received by the public with indulgence and candor. More minute the history, biography regards the person, the acquirements, and the con thet of the individual, and cursorily passes over those more general-details of public transactions which are more properly the object of the historian's mrch. While in the history of nations, and in the political changes of states, the reader views the consequences ofsuccessfnl intrigue, of diplomatic hairy, or of military prowess, it is in the details of private and of domes ti: He where he seeks for instruction, and for the minute documents which my conduct his footsteps, and hold out the lamp of experience to warn him sglmt the dangers of ill-directed passions, or of misguided ambition. 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.