History and general description of New France . ^___ ^-p ^—-~.r- ^a=«=5^ Longirade Occidcntiil -*J4-^-IUai. Wm jaw ^fUt urn .»T-^ IIMM MMU . ^M I-^ »J1»I PmWJ L1«1 Wn^p l,|.|l«. IIIHI^ B ,LI,Mj Mllll BIWI| l,H>H l.,.,J^ IIIMUll II^HU ]- ^t>/j ???j-^V/g^ -^ ? ?tfi ?J? pB p7 96 g\-^ 94 9p 9-^ 9 I js., -vl.»/.. p\i^-At^i2l^^^^^J3^^,^j^,.^T^-j/---iV^. ^ K 1 Til :-i>- 3» 3 BOOK XXI. What often befalls two classes of persons befell Louysi- The one class, with acknowledged and superior ^—v—merit, for some inexplicable reason, never succeed


History and general description of New France . ^___ ^-p ^—-~.r- ^a=«=5^ Longirade Occidcntiil -*J4-^-IUai. Wm jaw ^fUt urn .»T-^ IIMM MMU . ^M I-^ »J1»I PmWJ L1«1 Wn^p l,|.|l«. IIIHI^ B ,LI,Mj Mllll BIWI| l,H>H l.,.,J^ IIIMUll II^HU ]- ^t>/j ???j-^V/g^ -^ ? ?tfi ?J? pB p7 96 g\-^ 94 9p 9-^ 9 I js., -vl.»/.. p\i^-At^i2l^^^^^J3^^,^j^,.^T^-j/---iV^. ^ K 1 Til :-i>- 3» 3 BOOK XXI. What often befalls two classes of persons befell Louysi- The one class, with acknowledged and superior ^—v—merit, for some inexplicable reason, never succeed in ob- varioustaining their due meed of justice, or in displaying their °^a^to°^talents, remaining useless and obscure, while possessing ^°^^^^^-every requisite for attaining the highest reputation andrendering the most essential services to the state. The other class, from the fact that too favorable anopinion was formed of them at first, or an imaginarymerit attributed to them instead of a real one, are rejectedin spite of sohd merit, being compelled to bear the penaltyof the hasty judgments formed in regard to them. UnlessI am much deceived, my readers will themselves apply thisto the province with which I close my History. We have seen that the Spaniards under Ferdinand deSoto had, at great expense, attempted to settle Florida ;that their commander spent the whole


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