The Last Battle of the Soul in Death (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Zacharie Boyd
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484138666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 586

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Excerpt from The Last Battle of the Soul in Death It may be said, that the remembrance of him has been kept alive in the public mind from generation to generation, almost entirely from it being generally believed that he translated the whole Bible into verse; for we may ask, who is there of any retensions to literary or antitpuarian lore, that has not heard of Zachary Boyd's Bib e? Some efforts have recent y been made to retrieve his history from the unmerited neglect which it has met, * and the particulars that have been brought to light must be con sidered valuable. If the present attempt to increase our limited stock of knowledge, shall be instrumental in leading others to pursue a similar course, they are but doing justice to the memory of one who has strong claims on our attention and respect, as a benefactor to learning, a friend to religion and to the cause of humanity, in being at great pains to direct men through life by his counsels, and to soften their pillow in their last hours. We may remark, that it is much to be regretted the obscurity into which has fallen the history of many other distinguished men, whose memorials, had they been seized upon by some friendly hand at the proper time, would have spared much of the trouble and uncertainty experienced, when exertions are made to rescue their names from oblivion. No incitement should be necessary to induce to such la bour, as biorrraphy is of itself a useful auxiliary to the interests of literature generally, and ought therefore to be assiduously cultivated; while another important advantage to be derived is, that the mode of existence, or the manner in which eminent men have Spent their lives, often reads to mankind lessons more useful and impressive, than those writings to which they have trusted for immortality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.