The Life of the Right Rev. Jer; Taylor, D.D: Lord Bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore; With a Critical Examination of His Writings (Classic Reprint)

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Ireland, but for whatever other gleanings Of information or tradition respecting him remained in that kingdom. The archives of All Souls were examined by the kindness of the bishop of Oxford, and my friend, Clement Cartwright, Esq. And the publishers of this edition have been enabled to procure for me, from the Evelyn Papers, the British Museum, and other sources, seventeen manuscript letters of Taylor, fourteen of which are now first printed. But it cannot be concealed, that, notwithstanding these advantages, I have still to lament the scantiness and imperfection of my mate rials; and that in this, as in most other instances, the biography of an author must consist in the account of his writings rather than his actions or adventures.

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