
Excerpt from Thoughts of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva, Vol. 1 of 2: Selected From His Writings That what is excellent and ufefui might not be loft, iy an intermixture'of any thing improp' and oiienfive, an ingenious Frenchmn has made ajudi cions collection, fdm the writings of roufieau, of whatis befi adapted to the formation of ratioal views, found mo-r ral principles, jut mile, and proper manners. It is'atranflation of this Collection that is now offered to the Englifh reader. I was undertaken at the defire of certain refpeétable judges, who were of opirion, that it would furnifh very agreeble entertainment to all liberal minds, ad that it might be ufeful in the eduction of youth, and, particularly, in tht of young ladies. 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.
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