Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Vol. 2 of 2

Excerpt from Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Vol. 2 of 2: Addressed to His Son Lastly, if you have to describe any naturali phenomenon, it'willrbe right to acquaint' your self philosophically with its'causes and its ef feets, and this will operate against your forget ting any material'circumstance in the descripr tion. There is an excellent description of the presages of a thunder storm in'beocaria, which I have copied in the Economy of N ature.. The moving pillars'of sand in the desart,'as de scribed by Mr. Bruce, in his Travels, must inot terest any reader; and the following descrip tion of a phenomenon, which is unfortunately not uncommon, will serve as a fair example 3 it is that of an earthquake by the Abbe Ray-o nal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.