. A character of the province of Maryland. GOWANS BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA. Thy fathers went down into Egypt with three score and tenpersons, and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars ofheaven for multitude. Moses. Two things are to he considered in writing history, truth andelocution, for in truth consisteth the soul, and in elocution the bodyof history ; the latter without the former, is but a picture of history ;the former without the latter, unapt to instruct. The principle andproper work of history, being to instruct, and enable men by theirknowledge of actions past, to bear thems
. A character of the province of Maryland. GOWANS BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA. Thy fathers went down into Egypt with three score and tenpersons, and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars ofheaven for multitude. Moses. Two things are to he considered in writing history, truth andelocution, for in truth consisteth the soul, and in elocution the bodyof history ; the latter without the former, is but a picture of history ;the former without the latter, unapt to instruct. The principle andproper work of history, being to instruct, and enable men by theirknowledge of actions past, to bear themselves prudently in thepresent, and providently towards the future. T. NEW YORK:WILLIAM GOWANS. 1869. 04 Copies printed on large paper 4to. A CHARACTER OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND. DESCRIBED IN FOUR DISTINCT PARTS. A SMALL TREATISE ON THE WILD AND NAKED INDIANS (OR SUSQUEHANOKES) OF MARYLAND, THEIR CUSTOMS, MANNERS, ABSURDITIES, AND RELIGION. TOGETHER WITII A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL LETTERS. GEORGE ALSOP. A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND COPIOUSHISTORICAL NOTES. By JOHN GILMARY SHEA, , Member of the new york historical society. Our westeiii ivorld, With all it* matchless floods, Our vast transparent lakes and boundless woods, Stamped with the traits of majesty sublime, Unhonored weep the silent lapse of time. Spread their wild grandeur to the unconscious sky, In sweetest seasons pass unheeded by; While scarce one muse returns the songs they gave, Or seeks to snatch their glories from the grave. Alexander Wilson, The greater part of the magnificent countries east of the Alleghanies is in a highstate of cultivation and commerc
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