Excerpt from Dawnings of Genius, or the Early Lives of Some Eminent Persons of the Last Century Are not abridgments of the lives of the eminent persons to whom they relate: they present chiefly some account of their childhood and early youth. Thelr author has, however, endeavored in the course Of these sketches, to give her young read ers a correct impression of the character which the individuals severally bore in later years, and of the degree in which their memories are entitled to our respect and admiration. 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.