Excerpt from Essays and SketchesIn the first place, I should state the reasons which mainly induced me to print and present in book-form the various papers which make up this little volume. These were - partly to perpetuate the memory of the Authoress to her son, and partly to gratify the wishes of many who had the happiness of her acquaintance.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.