Excerpt from The Anonymous, Vol. 2<br><br>As to the Divine, I have perhaps been hasty, in applying the term degradation to his case: his func tions being of the pastoral Rind, as the crosier, (which he must have in view,) will demonstrate to him. In taxing this reverend Ecclesiastick with liveliness and genius, the Querist may however have exposed himself to an action. These are serious charges; and, if substantiated, might condemn a man to Obloquy for life. If therefore, Mr. Anonymous be not prepared to justify, (for the onus probandi will be cast on him,) I recommend that he should at once retract his rash denial of the Doctor's D 1 This recantation, accompanied by a proper apology, will be likely to mitigate; the damages; though it may not destroy the right of action.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.