A Reminiscence of Newport Before the During the Revolutionary War (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from A Reminiscence of Newport Before the During the Revolutionary War These recollections are many of them derived from the conversations of Mrs. Wanton, who delighted to gather her grand-children about her, and amuse them with stories of the past, that had all the charm of romance. Born in 1728, she lived through the old French War, during the palmy days of Newport, before the Revolution, mingled in the first society of the place, and was familiar with the most remarkable characters of that period, both at her fathers and her husbands homes, and was well acquainted with all the distinguished noblemen who accompanied the French troops to this country. Gifted by nature with uncommon intellect, keen wit, and remarkable memory, her mind was stored with these recollections, which like the colors in the old Italian paintings, became more vivid from age. She lived to the age of ninety-two years and eight months, and like many other aged persons, dwelt more in the past than in the present. Her father, Mr. Bull, one of first lawyers of his time, was the friend of Dean Berkeley, who stood godfather to Mrs. Wanton when she was christened - always proud of this distinction she kept a copy of his Minute Philosopher in her possession as long as she lived. 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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