Excerpt from The Gay and Festive Claverhouse an ExtravaganzaAs he knew himself was another matter very possibly very much another matter. Scientists have not yet settled whether a man be more responsible for being than for having - more culpable as to stealing than as to curly hair; more praiseworthy as to poetry than as to princely blood.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.

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