This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ...subject, I expressed my suprise to Mr. Valpole that he had not himself given the world some memoirs of his father's life and times. He said that, at the time his father was principally concerned in the administration of affairs, he was at college or abroad; that he came home about the year 1740 or 1741 ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ...subject, I expressed my suprise to Mr. Valpole that he had not himself given the world some memoirs of his father's life and times. He said that, at the time his father was principally concerned in the administration of affairs, he was at college or abroad; that he came home about the year 1740 or 1741; that Sir Robert died about three years afterwards; and at that time of life be troubled himself very little in inquiring after such historical anecdotes, &c. If, therefore, he undertook the task at all, he must rely on the information of others. Independent however of this, he thought the world would.be little inclined to pay attention to what a son should say of his father. All his statements would be deemed coloured and partial; even where he should be most simple and nearest to the truth. "He proceeded to mention a singular anecdote of Dr. Kippis, editor of the new edition of the B-iographia Britannica. Mr. Valpole in his Royal and Noble Authors had said of that work, that 'it ought rather to be called Vindicatio Britannica, for.that it was a general panegyric upon everybody.' 12 In an additional note to the new edition, Dr. Kippis, quoting this passage, added, ' that whenever the editors should come in the course of the new publieation to the article of his father, Sir Robert, he might probably find that the work was not a panegyric upon everybody.' Notwithstanding, however, this threat, Dr. Kippis a few days ago waited on Mr. V., with whom he had no acquaintance, to request he would furnish the new work with his father's life. He replied, that he certainly should.not, giving the reasons he assigned to me that he should trust his father's memory to the justice of posterity. If, ...
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