A Picture of Woonsocket, or the Truth in Its Nudity

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Excerpt from A Picture of Woonsocket, or the Truth in Its Nudity: To Which Are Added Translations From the Best French, Spanish and Italian Writers'had heard say in my infancy that a celebrated and rich man, established art Samos, had been brought up at my grandfather's: but as Orcilochus my father, who died young, left me in the cradle, Iknew those thlngs hut confusedly: I dared not go to Samos in uncertainty, and I have pre ered remaining in this island, consoling myselfin my misfortunes with the contempt of vain riches and the agreeable employment of cultiva ting the Muses, in the sacred temple of Apollo: wisdom which accustoms men tn pass with little, and be tranquil, has taken the place until now efuli other blessings.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.