Minor facts have been gathered from the lips of living witnesses.
Of the two works devoted especially to our subject, that by the Rev.
Mr.Weems is most generally known--a delightful book for the young.

The author seems not to have contemplated any less credulous readers, and its general character is such as naturally to inspire us with frequent doubts of its statements.

Mr.Weems had rather loose notions of the privileges of the biographer; though, in reality, he has transgressed much less in his Life of Marion than is generally supposed.

But the untamed, and sometimes extravagant exuberance of his style might well subject his narrative to suspicion.

Of the "Sketch" by the Hon.