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He has also published Annals of Great Britain, from the Accession of George III. to the Peace of Amiens; and is the author of several articles on Poetry and Belles Lettres in the Edinburgh Encyclopoedia. Among his poetical works, the minor pieces display considerably more energy than those of greater length.
Bates, Albert C. Article on "Charter Oak" in <i>Encyclopoedia Americana</i>. Hoadly, Charles J. <i>The Hiding of the Charter</i>. Case, Lockwood & Brainard. Hartford, 1900. The two Indian chiefs of whom we hear most in the early history of Connecticut were Uncas, sachem of the Mohegans, and Miantonomo, sachem of the Narragansetts.
The spirit of the Greeks and Romans, alive in their works, would, after a long period of obscuration, again enlighten the world and aid in re-establishing the reign of reason, which they had carelessly enjoyed without assuring its foundations. This has been shown very clearly by Professor Jackson in the article on Socrates in the Encyclopoedia Britannica, last edition.
The general results of the partition of Africa may best be realised by studying the map at the close of this volume, and by the following statistics as presented by Mr. Scott Keltie in the Encyclopoedia Britannica: Square Miles. These results correspond in the main to the foresight and energy displayed by the several States, and to the initial advantages which they enjoyed on the coast of Africa.
Young as he is, I regard him as a walking encyclopoedia; his mind seems to gild every subject it touches." In the year 1835, when but twenty years old, Mr. Brady was admitted to the bar. "There were giants in those days" at the New York bar, and the young man was now entering an arena in which his powers were to be tested to the utmost.
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