Life of William B. Robertson, D.D: Irvine With Extracts From His Letters and Poems (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Life of William B. Robertson, D.D: Irvine With Extracts From His Letters and PoemsWhen I undertook to prepare this Memoir, I was aware that it would be difficult to make those who did not know Dr. Robertson understand what manner of man he was. It seemed best that he should be made to reveal himself by the incidents of his life, by his letters, and by his poems. Those who had the privilege of listening to the brilliant preacher and yet more brilliant talker, are not likely to be fully satisfied with what is here presented. I shall be content if they think it in any measure worthy of the man they loved.I am grateful to the many friends who have placed at my disposal more material than it was possible to use, and especially to those who entrusted me with letters which they received when they were in sorrow. The very tenderness of these letters made me shrink from publishing more than a few of them.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.