My fortune has placed me above the little regard of
scribbling for a few pence, which I neither value nor want; therefore,
let no wise man too hastily condemn this essay, intended for a good
design, to cultivate and an ancient art long in disgrace, by
having fallen into mean and unskilful hands.
scribbling for a few pence, which I neither value nor want; therefore,
let no wise man too hastily condemn this essay, intended for a good
design, to cultivate and an ancient art long in disgrace, by
having fallen into mean and unskilful hands.
Swift - Battle of the Books, and Others
