A Compend of History, Vol. 2 of 1: From the Earliest Times; Comprehending a General View of the Present State of the World, with Respect to ... of the Importance of Historical Knowledge - Softcover

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Excerpt from A Compend of History, Vol. 2 of 1: From the Earliest Times; Comprehending a General View of the Present State of the World, With Respect to Civilization, Religion, and Government; And a Brief Dissertation of the Importance of Historical Knowledge

But this is not its only excellence. The facts are well selected, and, in gunners], well arranged. We have most to regret, that the work I! So ort.

It is he that the vame of this edition is considerably enhanced that it he found much more correct, in various respects, than pre ceding editions. A few sentences have been omitted, as unimportant. The greatest libert has been taken with the Chronological Tables, as not being of Mr. Helpley's composition. Several of them, which were conjectural, or of little importance to us, have been omitted. Mush time has been spent to render the rest as correct as possible.

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