Excerpt from Sketches of Universal History, Sacred and Profane, From the Creation of the World to the Present Time, Vol. 1 of 4: The Fifth Edition, in Four Parts, Embracing a Concise View of the Political Administrations of the American Presidents, With an Appendix and a Chronological Table of Contents It 'furnishes a Vast field of moral and religious instruction, and is designed to amuse the imagination, improve the under standing, correct the Judgment and mend the heart by leading us up to God, as the great author, preserver and governor of all things. 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.