The Black Dwarf - Walter Scott - Books - 1st World Library - Literary Society - 9781421804996 - May 20, 2005
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The Black Dwarf

Walter Scott

The Black Dwarf

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary. ORG - - As I may, without vanity, presume that the name and official description prefixed to this Proem will secure it, from the sedate and reflecting part of mankind, to whom only I would be understood to address myself, such attention as is due to the sedulous instructor of youth, and the careful performer of my Sabbath duties, I will forbear to hold up a candle to the daylight, or to point out to the judicious those recommendations of my labours which they must necessarily anticipate from the perusal of the title-page. Nevertheless, I am not unaware, that, as Envy always dogs Merit at the heels, there may be those who will whisper, that albeit my learning and good principles cannot (lauded be the heavens) be denied by any one, yet that my situation at Gandercleugh hath been more favourable to my acquisitions in learning than to the enlargement of my views of the ways and works of the present generation. To the which objection, if, peradventure, any such shall be started, my answer shall be threefold:

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 20, 2005
ISBN13 9781421804996
Publishers 1st World Library - Literary Society
Pages 232
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 13 mm   ·   299 g
Language English  
Contributor 1stworld Library

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