Excerpt from An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, Vol. 3 of 3: Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen; Including Many of His Original LettersI mean instantly to set about the preface to Addison. I beg you will inform me, whether the printing of the edition be actually begun, and when Mr Creech thinks it will be finished. As my preface will be printed last, it will come in good time (i suppose) five or six months hence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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