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Majesty ' s approbation and further orders ) to purchase lands in Lower Canada , or where else his Majesty should please to appoint , for thc ^ -future establish--went and subsistence of those Maroons , as a free people . The commissioners , had orders withal , to provide them the means of a comfortable maintenance , until they were habituated to the country and climate . The sum of 25 , 000 ! . was allowed for those purposes . ' Mr . Edwards writes with the of a man who is well acquainted with
energy his subject , arid who is convinced of the truth of what he advances ; and he . expresses himself in a perspicuous and dignified style . A few of his reflections v / e might feel ourselves inclined to controvert ; and we might observe that , in some places , his great though just abhorrence of licentiousness appears to make hiin rather trench upon liberty : —but his work has the important merit of clear arrangement , personal knowledge , local accuracy , and official authority .
An authentic A , ccount of the Shaksperian Manuscripts , & c . By W . H . Ireland . 8 vo . Pages 43 . Price is . Debrett . THIS pamphlet professes to be a complete elucidation of the mystery of the Shaksperian papers , laid before the world by the elder Ireland . ' Injustice to the world , ( says the author ) and to remove the odium under which my father labours , by publishing the manuscripts brought forward by
hie as Sbahpear ' s , I think it necessary to give a true account of the business , hoping that whatever may occur in the following pages will meet with favour and forgiveness , when considered as the aft of a boy . ' Mr . W .-H . Ireland proceeds to state every circumstance that accompanied the fabrication and production of t . he MSS . -His father has long been known as an enthusiastic admirer of the genius of our immortal bard ; and , this admiration first suggested to . the son ( as he states ) the idea of imposing on his
credulity . A visit to Clopton-house , in Warwickshire , forwarded his intentions ; and he shortly after produced the lease between Shakspear , Heminges , and Frazer . The other MSS . followed in succession . But suspicions being entertained of their authenticity , and reports , injurious to his father's credit , being industriously spread , he was induced to disclose the secret to Mr .. Albany Wallis , and at length to lay the present statement before the public . The pamphlet concludes with a solemn declaration as to the facts stated . ' Before I conclude , I shall sum up this account , and am willing to make affidavit to the following declarations , as well as to the whole of this narration . '
' First , I solemnly declare that my father was perfectly unacquainted with the whole affair , believing the papers most firmly the productions of Shakspear . ' Secondly , ' That I am myself both the author and writer , and have had no aid or assistance from any soul living , and that I should never have gone so far , but that the world praised the papers so much , and thereby flattered my vanity .
' Thirdly , ' That any publication which may appear , tending- to prove the manuscripts genuine , or contradict what is here stated , is felse ; this being the true account . ••¦ IF . H . Ireland . ' Here then I conclude , most sincerely regretting any offence I may have given the world , or any particular individual , trusting at the same time , they will deem the whole the aft of a boy , without any evil or bad intention , but hurried on thoughtless of any danger that awaited to ensnare him . Should I attempt another play , or any other stage performance , I shall
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of New Publications.
Majesty ' s approbation and further orders ) to purchase lands in Lower Canada , or where else his Majesty should please to appoint , for thc ^ -future establish--went and subsistence of those Maroons , as a free people . The commissioners , had orders withal , to provide them the means of a comfortable maintenance , until they were habituated to the country and climate . The sum of 25 , 000 ! . was allowed for those purposes . ' Mr . Edwards writes with the of a man who is well acquainted with
energy his subject , arid who is convinced of the truth of what he advances ; and he . expresses himself in a perspicuous and dignified style . A few of his reflections v / e might feel ourselves inclined to controvert ; and we might observe that , in some places , his great though just abhorrence of licentiousness appears to make hiin rather trench upon liberty : —but his work has the important merit of clear arrangement , personal knowledge , local accuracy , and official authority .
An authentic A , ccount of the Shaksperian Manuscripts , & c . By W . H . Ireland . 8 vo . Pages 43 . Price is . Debrett . THIS pamphlet professes to be a complete elucidation of the mystery of the Shaksperian papers , laid before the world by the elder Ireland . ' Injustice to the world , ( says the author ) and to remove the odium under which my father labours , by publishing the manuscripts brought forward by
hie as Sbahpear ' s , I think it necessary to give a true account of the business , hoping that whatever may occur in the following pages will meet with favour and forgiveness , when considered as the aft of a boy . ' Mr . W .-H . Ireland proceeds to state every circumstance that accompanied the fabrication and production of t . he MSS . -His father has long been known as an enthusiastic admirer of the genius of our immortal bard ; and , this admiration first suggested to . the son ( as he states ) the idea of imposing on his
credulity . A visit to Clopton-house , in Warwickshire , forwarded his intentions ; and he shortly after produced the lease between Shakspear , Heminges , and Frazer . The other MSS . followed in succession . But suspicions being entertained of their authenticity , and reports , injurious to his father's credit , being industriously spread , he was induced to disclose the secret to Mr .. Albany Wallis , and at length to lay the present statement before the public . The pamphlet concludes with a solemn declaration as to the facts stated . ' Before I conclude , I shall sum up this account , and am willing to make affidavit to the following declarations , as well as to the whole of this narration . '
' First , I solemnly declare that my father was perfectly unacquainted with the whole affair , believing the papers most firmly the productions of Shakspear . ' Secondly , ' That I am myself both the author and writer , and have had no aid or assistance from any soul living , and that I should never have gone so far , but that the world praised the papers so much , and thereby flattered my vanity .
' Thirdly , ' That any publication which may appear , tending- to prove the manuscripts genuine , or contradict what is here stated , is felse ; this being the true account . ••¦ IF . H . Ireland . ' Here then I conclude , most sincerely regretting any offence I may have given the world , or any particular individual , trusting at the same time , they will deem the whole the aft of a boy , without any evil or bad intention , but hurried on thoughtless of any danger that awaited to ensnare him . Should I attempt another play , or any other stage performance , I shall