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The writer disclaims all political bias - seeking only for an honest and faithful picture of both men and events; so that if the colouring of one of the political parties appears in strong glare, the fault rests not with the limner's pencil, but with the obtrusiveness of the yellow plush.

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Excerpt from The Worthies of Cumberland

Until the writer can furnish a more general introduction to the Worthies of Cumberland, he begs to intimate that in the issue of the present volume he has endeavoured to adapt its style and character to the tone or prevailing sentiment of North Country folk. Instead of an elaborate narrative, he has aimed at brevity, conciseness of arrangement, and the use of terse and simple language. Long quotations from Mr. Curwen's political speeches or agricultural reports would have greatly extended the size of the volume, and saved the biographer much labour and thought; but if he understands the homely spirit of his Cumbrian friends, he believes they will prefer the pith and marrow of Curwen's life to a more diffuse historical record.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

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.