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HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

: IS, Cornhsii--
The HjEory Of England,
From the earief period 70 the cIvle Of the yeaI
1872 81 J. BIGLAND,
Author Of Geog ghic4I and tIit3rlsaI View o.
the WorId--Le:,ers on The Gudy If An.
cient aud Modern Hraosy- His.
terry of opaln--HiA0ry
of turoPe &c
With An APPENDIX Being continuation to the
TRRATY Of P,Nl BY 6ntengH Of b foa
THG character d this wo'k needs no osher sec
concentration, than The gene al approaaiion hat
has been wen 10 the Authors Hls7e i 4ie WoyIa
He lays 10 his preface. The inapuris-ce II
Hloty ackae Wedge, il too obvious u neeJ afy
il uAriation Hiaory u the mirror OF age, seAscf
ing view Of the human fpec,es under all irs iocIa
notifications, aud 10 aii the variety of action
turniihe, The mott ample and acca ate kl9wiedx lie
Of m2Ekad, and is the Tefore a ituoy efen,laliy
necehdry 70 men; evey Inairituai Is dll ectiy or
indirect J concerned ii the lutjscts which t ofings
forward to hja lUIpeclion
From the cOniIera.on bat 70 many AA5rles Of
England have Already been written. any addition
70 their number mghC, tbs 6Il view Of tie
iu"j -et be deemed unnecCfAry. But IA further
examination and cetiectiul IL WI De fcuud tAal
itarceiy any II rhote hat have hitherto appeared
nave been Efficiently adopted 20 he cOnvenieucy
kind are 100 much epitomiztd IN exhibit The COO
nected chain ct t2Gle and events If csu!es aud
cCntequences: -iome of them pieieug only barren
'esiItcF; and othe,s Broi-y erroneous il lheic
hatemeE;s.-Ihote hihog.es which are on a more
extended tcaie. are too prolIx aAd expe1lve TOR
general Gle. re" readers have the tenure and na
s'snce regulate Tor an a'tenlve pcsulai Of the vO
um'Eou' compilations Of Rapin, hume Smousg. d.
wlh Their Combinations 10y dIfIernt authors and
ittte knowledge, reaiias 10 tie g-aduai progGefs
Of Bu.uA loae,y, can be Obtained from cur q III
moo hHtorlcAl ePliomes. Abe prog els Or retro
gr41a ion Of arts, lcieuceS commerce and CivifIza
tion, can Dc traced only h Cugh he lcies of t1A.a
actions a0o events from which "a Iona PROPER {,
or depreihon, and focal refinement or oarbArllu
originate Blu the acknowledged importance II
hiiioricaI information poiats out The uectillty u
rendering IL accriii2!e- ConcileneG becomes dali,
more requine A. great events every year lax
ing place. and an mmenty Of ma erals for hil
terry IS conl.Antiy sccumulA,ipg--Ihe ume, n
deed, mutt ioon come. wnen c, mpre1ion wll b.
an Indispensable rsqu he in hinogy otherwife
the lie OF Dan WI! bs found 90 lhoI for the Oeru.
ial Of lts vOlumutous volumes.
lheie obvious coniideratIons iuggen the utility
OF hntoiy OF our country that may be a nedul,
between The two exFeme, of itefile condolences and
trelome prolixity, shat may equa'Iy lult the libra
~ and the ichooI; and that, without being too
expenLve 20 the purchaer, or TOO tedious 10 ,he
reader, may ditsluCtiy exhiit h2 terles Of events
that mark our annals, and has RATED he Bnutl
nation from horde Of hal naked lavsces, 10 !
nuriery of aa,e men, leg ,Haiors aud warriors. d.
merchants, artills and iiterAu
Such is the delgn of this compendium II the
execution, party iprit an, ig.ous prtludice are
wholly excluded he iNau, hentic4ted, uniates-
chino and FNtaA vat
period OF time, furniih the idle tattIe Vi the day
and ioon fink into nesited obl,vion are ej,hsr
omitted or Tightly touched and he readers az
'entl0n Is directed 70 lutjects and events trul,
nauon al, univ:ialy ln'e. sting, and worthy Of
remembrance. ri The c.ote Of each reign gener.
a view Of IT'S cit, cts on the poiuCat 4Yuem and
iocai itructuFe OF the nation laid before the rca
ger, and he character VI The mJna:c., is imO3r
ts'ly delinested IN tFeaun6 ev~fy sifiir whet her
OF q poAticai or clvil, mihtaryor IeIgous nature
nave ca4fuhy en- Favored 20 proportion thede
TAI 70 the Importance of the iutlcct aAd tbu.
- exhibit cohcensT2ted AID allma.sd view !,
Brttiih hilSoiy adapted 10 The uie ot thole vh
WthCn4 coEtuming much time age dt Iiruu- oE 4.
quifihg ecmpe'en know euge Of the evs4.rs tta
have either checked or promo,ed-the Interx!ts III
Lngaud, during her gradual advancement fr,,a
P''meval poverty aad barharlty 10 me Aauslh,,.p
AtA'~ A. WAASA INV NanSA"
s1rThe work will be publifhed 10 two otfav,
Vo'umes' price D. 60 each The 1T ii which !,
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March 20, 1915.