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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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,! RECEPTION ( ! FOLL[+ WORK HAS BE5 SU* AS TO EXCE$ :AT ! AU?OR D>$ TO PROMISE HIMSELF4 ,ITS PR9CIPLES & REASON+ HAVE OBTA9$ ! ATT5TION ( ! PUBLIC TO A CONSID]ABLE EXT5T4 ,?IS CIRCUM/ANCE HE HAS CON/RU$ AS IMPOS+ UPON HIM ! DUTY ( A SEV]E & ASSIDU\S REVISAL4 ,EV]Y AU?OR FIGURES TO HIMSELF1 :ILE WRIT+1 A NUM]\S & LIB]AL ATT5TION TO HIS LUCUBRATIONS3 IF HE DID NOT BELIEVE ?AT HE HAD SOME?+ TO (F] ?AT WAS WOR?Y ( PUBLIC NOTICE1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT HE %\LD WRITE ) ANY DEGREE ( ANIMATION4 ,BUT ! MO/ >D5T IMAG9ATION CAN SC>CELY BE EXPECT$ TO COME 9 COMPETITION ) S5SE4 ,9 ! PRES5T 9/ANCE1 !RE >E MANY ?+S ?AT N[ APPE> TO ! AU?OR UPON A REVIEW1 NOT TO HAVE BE5 M$IAT$ ) A SUFFICI5TLY PR(\ND REFLECTION1 & TO HAVE BE5 TOO HA/ILY OBTRUD$ UPON ! READ]4 ,!SE ?+S HAVE BE5 PRUN$ AWAY ) A LIB]AL H&4 ,! WI% NE>E/ TO HIS HE>T IS1 ?AT !RE %\LD BE NO?+ 9 ! BOOK UNWOR?Y ( ! CAUSE IT WAS 9T5D$ TO S]VE4 ,BUT1 ?\< HE PR(ESSES TO HAVE DONE MU*1 MU* YET REMA9S TO BE DONE4 ,AFT] REPEAT$ REVISALS ! JEAL\S EYE ( A MAN HABITUAT$ TO ! DETECTION ( ]RORS1 /ILL DISCOV]S ?+S ?AT MI<T BE BETT]4 ,SOME >E OBSCURE2 SOME >E D\BTFUL4 ,AS TO ! LA/1 ! AU?OR DID NOT CONCEIVE HIMSELF AT LIB]TY TO RETRACT ANY?+ )\T A CONVICTION1 OR SOME?+ NE> A CONVICTION1 ?AT HE WAS WRONG4 ,HE DEEM$ IT BY NO MEANS JU/IFIABLE TO SUPPRESS ANY OP9ION1 BECAUSE IT WAS 9CONSI/5T ) ! PREJUDICE OR P]SUASION ( O!RS4 ,A CIRCUM/ANCE BY :I* IT WAS ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ ?AT ?IS BOOK %\LD BE *>ACT]IZ$1 WAS A P]FECT EXPLICITNESS & UNRES]VE2 & EV5 IF ?IS 9T5TION %\LD AT LA/ BE AN IMPROP] ONE1 IT WAS APP>5TLY TOO LATE TO REV]SE IT4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 AN ACT 9COMPATIBLE ) EV]Y PRET5SION TO 9TEGRITY1 TO HAVE RESC9D$ S5TIM5TS ORIG9ALLY ADVANC$ AS TRUE1 SO LONG AS !Y /OOD =W>D TO ! AU?OR'S M9D ACCOMPANI$ ) !IR ORIG9AL EVID5CE4 

,IT WILL P]HAPS BE ASK$ BY SOME P]SONS 9 P]US+ ! PRES5T $ITION1 H[ IT HAS HAPP5$ ?AT ! AU?OR HAS V>I$ 9 SO MANY PO9TS FROM ! PROPOSITIONS ADVANC$ 9 ! =M]8 & ?IS V>IATION MAY EV5 BE TREAT$ AS A TOPIC ( C5SURE4 ,TO ?IS HE HAS ONLY TO ANSW]1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ?AT ! SPIRIT & GREAT \TL9ES ( ! WORK1 HE BELIEVES1 REMA9 UNT\*$1 & ?AT IT IS REASON$ 9 V>I\S P>TICUL>S ) MORE ACCURACY FROM ! PREMISES & FUNDAM5TAL POSITIONS1 ?AN IT WAS BE=E4 ,SECONDLY1 HE PRESUMES TO ASCRIBE ! V>IATIONS TO AN 9DU/RI\S & CONSCI5TI\S 5DEAVOR TO KEEP HIS M9D AWAKE TO CORRECTION & IMPROVEM5T4 ,HE HAS 9 SEV]AL 9/ANCES DETECT$ ]ROR2 & SO F> IS HE FROM FEEL+ MORTIFI$ AT ! DISCOV]Y1 ?AT HE HOPES YET1 BY SU* ACTIVITY & IMP>TIALITY AS HE %ALL BE ABLE TO EX]T1 TO >RIVE AT MANY TRU?S1 ( :I* HE HAS SC>CELY AT PRES5T P]HAPS ! SLI<TE/ PRES5TIM5T4 

,SOME APOLOGY IS DUE TO ! PUR*AS]S ( ! =M] $ITION RESPECT+ ! V>IATIONS ?AT APPE> 9 ?IS4 ,IT WAS EXTREMELY ! WI% ( ! AU?OR1 ?AT ! V>IATIONS %\LD BE PR9T$ SEP>ATELY = !IR USE4 ,BUT H[ WAS ?IS POSSIBLE8 ,!Y GREW UND] HIS H&S2 & AT LA/1 \T ( EI<T BOOKS ( :I* ! WORK CONSI/S1 ! F\R FIR/ & ! LA/ MAY1 )\T IMPROPRIETY1 BE SAID TO BE RE-WRITT54 ,AN OBVI\S ALT]NATIVE UNAVOIDABLY (F]S ITSELF4 ,IF ! WORK BE ( ?AT USELESS SORT ) :I* ! PRESS IS DAILY 5CUMB]$1 !SE PUR*AS]S WILL NOT BE V]Y SOLICIT\S AB\T ! V>IATIONS ( SU* A P]=MANCE4 ,IF ON ! CONTR>Y IT BE A PRODUCTION ( ANY VALUE1 !Y WILL PROBABLY SYMPA?IZE ) ! AU?OR4 ,HE FEELS HIMSELF P>TICUL>LY 9DEBT$ TO !M1 = HAV+ 5ABL$ HIM TO BR+ ! WORK TO ITS PRES5T /ATE ( CORRECTION2 & IT IS TO BE HOP$ ?AT !Y WILL NOT REGRET ! HAV+ BE5 9/RUM5T TO ?AT PURPOSE4 

,! P>TS ( ! WORK 9 :I* ! MO/ MAT]IAL V>IATIONS ( D$UCTION OR /ATEM5T APPE>1 WILL BE F\ND UND] ! FOLL[+ TITLES1 ,! ,*>ACT]S ( ,M5 ,ORIG9ATE 9 ! ,EXT]NAL ,CIRCUM/ANCES1 ,! ,VOLUNT>Y ,ACTIONS ( ,M5 ,ORIG9ATE 9 !IR ,OP9IONS1 ,( ,P]SONAL ,VIRTUE & ,DUTY1 ,( ,RI<TS1 ,( ,PROMISES1 ,( ,OB$I5CE1 ,( ,=MS ( ,GOV]NM5T1#c ,ILLU/RATIONS ( ,S9C]ITY1 ,( ,SELF-LOVE & ,B5EVOL5CE1 ,( ,GOOD & ,EVIL1 ,PR9CIPLES ( ,PROP]TY1 & ,( ! ,SUPPOS$ ,ADVANTAGES ( ,LUXURY4 ,IMPORTANT EXPLANATIONS >E ALSO SUBJO9$ ON ! TOPICS ( M>RIAGE & LONGEVITY1 ,BOOK ,V,I,I,I41 ,APP5DICES TO ,*APS4 ,V,I,I,I41 & ,I,X4 ,TO !SE ! AU?OR W\LD WI% P>TICUL>LY TO CALL ! ATT5TION ( HIS =M] READ]S4 ,9F]IOR V>IATIONS >E SCATT]$ EV]Y:]E1 & >E IMPOSSIBLE TO BE 5UM]AT$4 

,! ,9QUIRY CONC]N+ ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE HAS BE5 TREAT$ BY SOME P]SONS AS ( A S$ITI\S & 9FLAMMATORY NATURE4 ,?IS IS PROBABLY AN ASP]SION4 ,IF ! POLITICAL PR9CIPLES 9 FAVOR ( :I* IT IS WRITT5 HAVE NO SOLID F\NDATION1 !Y HAVE LITTLE *ANCE TO OBTA9 MORE ?AN A TEMPOR>Y FA%ION2 & ! PRES5T WORK IS ILL CALCULAT$ TO ANSW] A TEMPOR>Y PURPOSE4 ,IF ON ! CONTR>Y !Y BE F\ND$ 9 IMMUTABLE TRU?1 IT IS HI<LY PROBABLY1 TO SAY ! LEA/1 ?AT !Y WILL ONE DAY GA9 A DECISIVE ASC5DANCY4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 ! T5D5CY ( SU* A DISQUISITION1 WILL BE TO SMOO? ! GRADATION1 & TO PREP>E ! 5LI<T5$ TO SYMPA?IZE ) ! JU/ CLAIMS ( ! OPPRESS$ & ! HUMBLE ,NO MAN CAN MORE F]V5TLY DEPRECATE SC5ES ( COMMOTION & TUMULT1 ?AN ! AU?OR ( ?IS BOOK2 NO MAN W\LD MORE ANXI\SLY AVOID ! L5D+ HIS ASSI/ANCE 9 ! MO/ DI/ANT MANN] TO ANIMOSITY & BLOOD%$2 BUT HE P]SUADES HIMSELF ?AT1 :ATEV] MAY BE ! EV5TS ) :I* ! PRES5T CRISIS ( HUMAN HI/ORY %ALL BE DI/+UI%$1 ! EFFECT ( HIS WRIT+S1 AS F> AS !Y >E 9 ANY DEGREE REMEMB]$1 WILL BE F\ND FAVORABLE TO ! 9CREASE & PRES]VATION ( G5]AL K9DNESS & B5EVOL5CE4 

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