Hi friends, this is cited from Colonel Jack, by Daniel Defoe (1722)
I noticed a preface with a title " author's preface", even though "Editor" word is written at the end of it.
It talks about some reasons for writing preface in a word.
"The pleasant and delightful part speaks for itself; the useful and instructive is so large, and capable of so many improvements, that it would employ a book large as itself to make improvements suitable to the vast variety of the subject.
Question: Could you explain this bold part to me? I wonder does it mention that its being capable of doing this and that makes a book very extensive or versatile?
I noticed a preface with a title " author's preface", even though "Editor" word is written at the end of it.
It talks about some reasons for writing preface in a word.
"The pleasant and delightful part speaks for itself; the useful and instructive is so large, and capable of so many improvements, that it would employ a book large as itself to make improvements suitable to the vast variety of the subject.
Question: Could you explain this bold part to me? I wonder does it mention that its being capable of doing this and that makes a book very extensive or versatile?