Excerpt from Memoirs of the Late Rev. Alexander Stewart, D. D., One of the Ministers of Canongate, Edinburgh: To Which Are Subjoined, a Few of His SermonsThe Letters are published without alteration, and without correction; and though nothing was doubtless farther from the thoughts of the writer than their publication, they will not, it is presumed, injure his memory, viewed merely as literary compositions, and presenting a specimen of the simply elegant in style, - while they exhibit, in a most interesting light, the warmth of his friendships, and the ardour of his piety.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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