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Travels during the years 1787, 1788, and 1789

Contributions

Arthur Young
author
William Richardson
publisher

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Voyage en Italie pendant l’année 1789, par Arthur Young. Traduit de l'anglais par François Soulès translation has paratext

Notes

From The Preface:

'The revolution in France was a hazardous and critical subject, but too important to be neglected; the details I have given, and the reflections have I ventured, will, I trust, be received with candour, by those who consider how many authors, of no inconsiderable ability and reputation, have failed on that difficult theme: the course I have steered is so removed from extremes, that I can hardly hope for the approbation of more than a few; and I may apply to myself, in this instance, the words of Swift :-" I have the ambition, common with other reasoners, to wich at least that both parties may think me in the right; but if that is not to be hoped for, my next wish should be, that both might think me in the wrong; which I would understand as an ample justification of myself, and a sure ground to believe that I have proceeded at least with impar- tiality, and perhaps with truth'.