Excerpt from The Life of Sir Henry Vane the Younger: With a History of the Events of His Time In composing this biography I soon saw that it was necessary to give an account of the great events in which the life of the statesman was merged, many of which have been discoloured or shown in false proportions, through the prejudices and petulance of some writers, and the indolent acquiescence of others. It is not to the credit of England that she has done so little honour to Sir Henry Vane compared with the appreciation of ...
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Excerpt from The Life of Sir Henry Vane the Younger: With a History of the Events of His Time In composing this biography I soon saw that it was necessary to give an account of the great events in which the life of the statesman was merged, many of which have been discoloured or shown in false proportions, through the prejudices and petulance of some writers, and the indolent acquiescence of others. It is not to the credit of England that she has done so little honour to Sir Henry Vane compared with the appreciation of the historians of the United States. The people of the Great Republic have not forgotten the help Vane gave in the foundation of the colonies of New England. Yet the claims of justice have increasing strength in the present age, and the memory of Sir Henry Vane has claims which will yet be more fully recognised. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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