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Excerpt from Lives of English Laymen, Lord Falkland, Izaak Walton, Robert Nelson <p>Probably some such reections as these will suggest themselves to the reader on perusing the following pages. And if the delineation of Lord Falkland's character, therein attempted, should, in any degree, excite or confirm in men of like station the resolution of acting the same manly part which he acted - should the portraiture of good Izaak Walton teach private citizens in humbler life a lesson of contentedness, humi lity, obedience - or should the prudent zeal, the sound discretion, the self-denying charity of pious Robert Nelson aid the 3development of the same virtues among persons of quality and estate, the writer's aim will be abundantly accomplished. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>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.