"We may behold with ancestral eyes not only the various actions of ages past,
and the odd accidents that attend time, but also discern the different humors of
men, and feel the pulse of former times."- HOWELL.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by

CROSBY, NICHOLS, & CO.,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

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CAMBRIDGE:
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