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respect the British nation; as will be evident from the views I have given
of her genius and institutions in the course of this work. I would at all
times render that nation every service consistent with my duty to my own;
and surely it is worthy of her magnanimity to consider as a real service
every true information given her relative to the crimes of her agents in
distant countries. These crimes are as contrary to the spirit of the nation
at home as they are to the temper of her laws.
No. 38.
_Myrtles and laurels equal honors join'd,
Which arms had purchased and the Muses twined;_
Book VI, Line 273.
General Burgoyne had gained some celebrity by his pen, as well as by his
sword, previous to the American war. He was author of the comedy called
_The Heiress_, and of some other theatrical pieces which had been well
received on the London theatres.
No. 39.
_Deep George's loaded lake reluctant guides
Their bounding larges o'er his sacred tides._
Book VI. Line 285.
The water of Lake George was held in particular veneration by the French
catholics of Canada. Of this they formerly made their holy water; which was
carried and distributed to the churches thro the province, and probably
produced part of the revenues of the clergy. This water is said to have
been chosen for the purpose on account of its extreme clearness.
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