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Excerpt from Memoir of the Late Rev. Lemuel Covell, Missionary to the Tuscarora Indians and the Province of Upper Canada; Comprising a History of the Origin and Progress of Missionary Operations in the Shaftsbury Baptist Association, Up to the Time of Mr. Covell''s
The writer of fiction, or rather of history founded on facts, with fictitious superstructure, needs time, or distance of period, between the occurrence of events and their being presented to public no tice, that the fanciful embellishments of imagination may be inter woven without danger of detection. But the writer of sober truth, one that would fain a plain unvamished tale deliver, regrets the absence of those who were cotemporary with the characters and acquainted with the circumstances: Sensible of the value and importance of corroborative testimony, nothing can be more de Iightful than to know that many will rise up and say yes, that account is correct; I was acquainted with the circumstances and knowing to the facts.
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The writer of fiction, or rather of history founded on facts, with fictitious superstructure, needs time, or distance of period, between the occurrence of events and their being presented to public no tice, that the fanciful embellishments of imagination may be inter woven without danger of detection. But the writer of sober truth, one that would fain a plain unvamished tale deliver, regrets the absence of those who were cotemporary with the characters and acquainted with the circumstances: Sensible of the value and importance of corroborative testimony, nothing can be more de Iightful than to know that many will rise up and say yes, that account is correct; I was acquainted with the circumstances and knowing to the facts.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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D. C. Brown
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266409021
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 404
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Contributors
Author
D. C. Brown
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331781707
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 406
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