The Legends of Montauk: With an Historical Appendix (Classic Reprint)

During the summers of 1H40, 7, the ;uilhor liiul the pleasure of visiting the peninsula of Mfjnlauk in eomjjfiny with (X fri(;n(l, to whom all its oljjects (jf curiosity ani] its tales of former times were farriiii;j.r. I artly to recall the pleasant hours which he there spent, and partly because he deemed the subject one of interest in itself, he haff produced the following poem ;in whif;h, if any see little to praise, he would fain hope that the eflort to cornrri(;n lto jjuM ir; jrgard, what has proved to himself a source of miif;lj fjuict pleasure and enjoyment, may at least shield liim irom censure. For the historical sketch at the close, he is indebted to the same friend, whose enthusiastic admiration first woke in him an interest in tlie history, the traditions, and the scenery, of this peculiar country. J. A. A. East Hartford, Dec.
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