The Bachelors, and Other Tales
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Knapp, Samuel L.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from The Bachelors, and Other Tales: Founded on American Incidents and Characters When the far-famed Talleyrand, now Prince Benevento, was travelling in the United States during 1 the French Revolution, his conversation was considered a philosophical treat by the wise men of our nation. On the affairs of his own country, he conversed like a seer who looked far a-head; but his remarks often excited a smile, when discussing the prospects and character of America. "The United States," said he, can never be a naval power; for there is not oak timber enough in the country to make two ships of the line. Another of his profound remarks was - "You can never be instructed by poetry or fiction of your own; for by your laws all men are put upon an equality, and to form differences of character, there must be many acknowledged grades in society." Timber has, how ever, been found sufficient for a more extended purpose; and poetry and fiction have commenced a course that has proved the futility of the wise mans remarks. He thought we had no romance in our history: he had never read Hubbard´s or Penhollow´s Indian Wars. 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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