Excerpt from The History of England: From the Death of George the Second in 1760, With Historical Illustrations and Portraits, A. D. 1760 to A. D. 1766Please all parties in these times of political excitement, he will not wilfully offend any: but he will not be deterred from ex hibiting his own views of the truth by the fear of party mis representation, disclaiming at the same time any intention of advancing new theories, or indulging in fanciful speculations. He will be more than satisfied, if he shall succeed in per fecting a work that may be safely placed in the hands of a youth, and which, by fairly detailing, and impartially com menting on, historical events, national institutions, and per sonal characters, may excite him to imitate what is good, and avoid what is evil, may preserve him from a slavish apprehension of change on the one hand, and a headstrong zeal for innovation on the other, may teach him to take an interest in the honor of his country, and to contribute, as far as in him lies, to the perfection of its constitution, so that, like the monarch whose reign is now to be described.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.