Excerpt from The Life of Isaac Milner, D.D., F. R. S., Dean of Carlisle, President of Queen's College, and Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge: Comprising a Portion of His Correspondence and Other Writings Hitherto Unpublished To those numerous kind friends, whose names are not inserted in this already long catalogue of benefactors, but who, by their assistance in various ways, have greatly facilitated the execution of this undertaking, I must be content, in this place, thus generally to present the expression of my gratitude. There yet, however, remains one obligation which must be particularly acknowledged; I mean the important favour, on the part of the President and Fellows of Queen's College, Cambridge, of the loan of Opie's fine portrait of Dean Milner, for the purpose of its being engraved for this work. 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.

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Excerpt from The Life of Isaac Milner, D. D., F. R. S: Dean of Carlisle, President of Queen's College and Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge More than twenty years having elapsed since the death of the subject of this biography, some explanation is, perhaps, due, from the Author, respecting the publication of a work which has been so long delayed. On this point it might be sufficient to observe, in general, that those lives, the histories of which best deserve the attention of mankind, are, at the same time, those which are least dependent for their interest, upon the circumstances of time or place. With more particular reference, however, to the present work, it may be fairly asserted, that the value which may be reasonably supposed to belong to a faithful Memoir of the Life and Character of the late Isaac Milner, is, by no means, of an ephemeral nature. The history of a man whose mental endowments raised him from poverty and obscurity to wealth and fame, must always command attention, and possess an enduring worth; and if it were the sole object of the following pages to exhibit an eminent instance of the success which, almost invariably, in a greater or less degree, rewards the vigorous and persevering exercise of superior talents, such an object would amply justify their publication. That life must surely be worthy of being recorded, of which the whole course affords a striking illustration of the animating truth, that, in this free country, ability and industry are the passports to honourable distinction. In the case of Dean Milner, however, another and a more powerful source of interest is superadded. 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.