Foreword

This little treatise is part of a longer work which I began years ago without realising my limitations, and long since abandoned. Of the various fragments that might have been extracted from what I wrote, this is the most considerable, and, I think, the least unworthy of being offered to the public. The rest no longer exists.

This short work is part of a longer one I began years ago without recognizing my limitations. I abandoned that longer work long ago. Of the various parts I could have taken from what I wrote, this is the most substantial. It is also, I think, the least unworthy of being shared with the public. The rest no longer exists.