The Management of War (Volume 281); In a Letter to a Tory-Member (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1711. Excerpt: ... Nott. 1710. SIR, AS little as I love Scandal, whatever side it comes from, I have prevail'd with my self, in Obedience to your Commands, to run over the Bundle you sent me; and knowing you to be a Person of that Integrity and Honour, as to have more regard to Truth than Party, I will without more Ceremony give you my Thoughts as you desire, upon such Parts of them as relate to the Management of the War, which I hope you will find not to be the less true or just for the Haste they are writ in; for plain Truths need no Disguise; Fiction and Ornament are of no Advantage, but when they serve a Cause, that can't bear to be seen in its true Light. This I hope will be Excuse enough, for the many Marks of Haste and Negligence you will meet with in this long Letrer. You won't expect I should consider each of these Papers by themselves, that would be giving too much trouble to one, who, I know, is too good a Judge to think them of so much Consequence; The Letter to the Examiner is a mere Declamation, and considerd in thajt View is a pretty smart Performance, and you may read it to be entertain'd, but not to be inform'd j thereisiome Fire and Imagination, B bui but no Reasoning, Judgment or Experience, plain Marks of a young Writer, who may ii time ripen inco something considerable, and come up to the Author of Arlus and Odulpbusy which is the Fiction of a more able Writer, and has the Beauties of sr tclerable Romance, and to shew the Skill of the Author, is very happily call'd a Secret History; which is a Cover for ail the Lyes-the Father of them can invent, since that Name immediately forbids all asking of Questions; for were the Proofs to be produe'd, where would be the Secret? I can't fay, I was so well pleas'd with Sir Thomas, which 1 found so dull and tedious, ...