Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-28
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CORES pondlng member Of the Institute Of
France Of the Royal Academy of llisto-
~ at Madrid, etc. etc. Boston, Phillips.
Sampson and Co. Two volumes octave.
For sale by ;. NJ. Walton.
OF three historical writers in the English
language. who are contesling for the palm
with all who have preceded them, Prescott
bids far to win the highest rank. As patent
and careful in Investigation as either, and
perfect in style, his judgment is warped nei
,hcr by his politics like Mnucauley's, nor by
his PATRIOTISM Ike Banrrofts. IN his field of
labor Doe is most fortunate; not that it was
easy, for of the three writer's we have named,
be chose The field ntrinsicaily most difficult,
and entered upon the task in spite Of a
physical disability which would have excused
him with honor from oil literary labor: but
he Is most fortunate because he his tri.
umphed over the greatest obstacles, from
deep darkness brought light, liom chaos
order, ond most skiliuiy invested the rcah
ties Of history with Oh the charms of ro-
nance. The histories of the conquest of
Mexico and Peru, aud Of The Ign of Ferdi-
nani & Isabella, involved the earliest history
of the European race 10 America, as well as
of the extraordinary races from whom the
dominion was wrested by Cortez and piziuo:
enough, surely, to secure particular interest
M every American reader ! her works
also involved history OF Spain, which by
lbs American possessions had become one of
The most magnificent empires at Tie world.
The present volumes open with brief re-
view of the history of Charles the Fifth, nn-
der whom Spain had added half Of Europe
to her possessions, and then irst realized
tbe magnificent walnut, since SO often repeat
ed, that the sun never set within the borders
Of her dommIons" Thus is the historic
cal chain from Ferdinand kept complete, aud
the reader Is fuy introduced to tine history
Of Philip ihe Second, which says Mr. Pres
colt IN the preface, SIS the history Of Europe
during the latter half OF the sixteenth cen
mry. Il covers the period when the doe
trines of the Reformation were aginuug tie
,,t.ls. IS ,,o, il, 81, f,orf.,i >, ,,,,,,,, a., o.,
shake the very foundations of toe Romi,h
hierarchy 10 the fearful contest which dyl-
ded chusiendom. Phillip, both from bus per-
-onsl character, aud from bis position as SOW
ere'en "i l"e most potent ho"lFeHy in Lu-
rope, was placed az the head of ihe party
which sfr,,e ia noholt the fortunes Of ,hs
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perpeiuai'y io ia'erLefe in the Internal aiiiirs
Of the other European States, milking %
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as Wltnnll Europe n il" reign OF Queen
Elizabeth dlngE the wars growing our OF
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which add ne" honors TO Their an'h ana
caai enne world wide respect for American
b,sr,tp-e The f,llowior. which ge cony
from '''e n'S'on i''''y A"'e''''''' "''' serve
Co Justify Tins remark.
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wtI. london house stibis liberal rrce. Oh,
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the upexoected decision Of Tie House "a
lor3s. ON am appeal caso. thatn lorr.rnrr 3.
not eniitled 10 a couvriphtin England. exeen
i'm the cases in which nis governmental l- eu
tered into an international coprrirht arrange.
-. ~. ,',. government ot 6reat Britain
Bni the London publisher has issued three
editions oi iae work. one 100 drm'-oet'o, e-
nl'iher in crown octave and third cheap e-
lllon I'D none OF thcse' as "e Understand
does W.T. prescott nave lhe slightest pecuni-
a'l interest
we sna' close lnls chap'er ~ l'fygn cri-
i''S'" on 'll' ! I' scouts N'Ta-' WIN "n.c1
we annc'piie 'iie it'19 ,,, .e Judgement ihlt
we nave no oouot ihHip second WM