The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Note Book, Vol. 3

Download or read book The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Note Book, Vol. 3 written by William Maxwell and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Note Book, Vol. 3: For the Year 1850 In continuing our work another year, we have only to say that we shall pursue the plan which we have heretofore announced, and which, we believe, our readers have generally approved. Our main object, as we have said, is to collect and diffuse useful and entertaining information relating to the History of our State, (including of course its biography, and other appendages, ) from the earliest period to the present time. Our first business, accordingly, is to gather up and give out all the partial memorials, fugitive pieces, and other writings, any where extant, that may serve to recall the "form and pressure" of the ancient Past; and we freely confess that we have a strong affection for this service. At the same time, we must say again, that we are not exactly antiquaries, (as some would have us, ) but only lovers of historic lore. We have no thought, certainly, of going out of the warm and sensible world around us, to bury ourselves amidst the rubbish of antiquity - to dote upon dust - or to muse over the mouldering bones, and other precious remains, which may still be found in the old family vault of departed Time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.