Excerpt from A Critical Enquiry Into the Writings of Dr. Samuel Johnson: In Which It Is Shewn That the Pictures of Life Contained in the Rambler, and Other Publications of That Celebrated Writer, Have a Dangerous TendencyIt is not necessary for me to say much on the present occasion, unless it be to thank the Public for the general approbation which they have bestowed upon the following sheets. Its merits and demerits have now passed that ordeal, which bestows either fame or disgrace upon the productions of the human mind, and I may look back with satisfaction to the opinion of those, in private life, who, unbiassed by friendship, have acknowledged its claims to praise, and the public testimonies of the Reviewers who have awarded their approbation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.