Lectures On American Literature : With Remarks On Some Passages Of American History

LECTURES ON AMERICAN LITERATURE, - Nor rough, nor barren, are the finding way18 Of boar ant qutty, b ut strewn w rh fl owera Peace - to the juld manr memory, 4 it gran Greener with years, and blossom rhrough the flight Of agea let the mimick canvaae show His calm benevolent features let the 19ht Siream on hla deeds of love chat shunn d the sight Orall t uc h eaven, and in the book of fame The lorious record of his vinues write, And gold it up to men and bid them claim A palm like his, and h f m him the hallowed lame. Brpnt The freshness of that t ehd alll Sacred to memorya holies musing8 4 . San. 1 . v 8. C . BTSRPOTYPED BP J A X S 8 CONNPP. - 5 t S g P H E D BY ELAM BLISS, E b. 107 Broadway. 1829. L 8 . Sourhc n D id qf New-Ywk, U. g BYE IT M E M B E T ha t D on the 8th day of October, A. D. 1829, h t he iifty-fburth rrr of . the Independence of the United States of Amcrica, S-orr L. EAP of t P he , s aid District, haa de ited in this oflice the title of B book, the right whereof he claims as aut in the words following, to wit -21 Lectures on American Literature, with remarks on eome passages of - A merican History. By Samuel L. Knapp. r . I Nor rough nor barren, are the windlng waya Of hotu dtiquirp, but strewn wath mwers. P-to the jumt mans mernory, let k giow Greener with yeam, and bl-m through the night Ofrges let the mimkk urnvsss ahow f i Hb calm benevolent fiaturea - let the lyht Buoam M hb deeda of love that shunn d the sight Otall hut heaven, and in the book of thme m e lorious - rd of his v nues write, And fold it up to men, md bid them claim S A palm like his, md catch from him rha habwd h e - ., Bryang I The fieoh-ot thrr dmu - ad to memorys holies musLnge Sands. yy In conformity tothc nct of Congress of the United States, entitled, An Act for thc encouragemcnt of Learning, by securine the copies of Mapg Cb-and Boo to the authors and pmprietora ofsuch CO ics, during the time tberefn mentioned. And also to an Act, entitled, 8, Act, sup lementary to an , Act, entitled, an Act for the encouragement of Learning, - curing the copies of Mapg Charts, and b k s , to the authors and Lxin rie g to trhse obfe nseuiictah thceorepofb t o d th u e m ar g ta t h o e f tdiemseigsn tihnegr, e e m n g m ra e v n in ti g o , n eadn, d a entdch i e n x g hietorical and other prints. C Clerk of the South F er R n E D D b . r J i . c t B o E f I N T e S w , - York. 0 . I . , Ludwig Tolehe, Printarts 9 U IVILLIADI AUSTIN SEELY, ESQ. COUNSELLOR AT LAW. I D Y EAP Slit, To you, who, amid the cares of a full practice in a laborious and an all absorbing profession, surrounded by clients and engaged in courta, hare found time, by system and method, to collect the literature and science of a every age, and to taste, most liberally, of their sweets, I respectfully dedicate this humble volume, in which I have attempted to describe, by a few faint sketches, and with some passing remarks, the literature, the talents, and the character of our ancestor I have taken this librty, because I was confident that you would favour the effort, whatever might be its success with the pub-g lick, as you understood the motivea which called it f j and for another reason, which is, that I know you are among the number who are anxioua that we, as ple, should speak freely and justly of o, urselves, and honestly strive to p IP ace our claims to national distinction on the broad bseis of well authenticated historical facts this would soon be accomplished, if all our able and enlightened echolam would come forward to aid the few who are toiling in the calise yet, with a few exceptions, our pride...