Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings (Prose and Verse) Of R-Ch D G-Rd-N-R, Efq; Alias Dick Merry-Fellow: Of Serious and Facetious MemoryTruth being the furefi tell of compilation, we fhall, without any prejudice arifing from hope or fear, opinion or party, give a faithful, if not a comprehcnfive, narrative of fuch circumfiances 'as come fafely Within in doing which, we {hall adopt that excellent line of Shakefpeare's.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. 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.