་་་ an Historical Novel of Palestine. "If you will see a pageant truly play'd, -AS YOU LIKE IT. VOL. I. LONDON: GEO. B. WHITTAKER, AVE-MARIA LANE. To Sir Walter Scott, Baronet, &c. &c. WHEN SO many brilliant productions of genius are presented to the world, I consider it no common nor inconsiderable honour being allowed to dedicate this humble attempt to you. It will not, I trust, be deemed pre 6-22-36 Friends of the fily (Frances 3600 v. I (RECAP) 802385 iv sumptuous in me to say, how great a portion of the pleasure is derived from a conviction, that you who are the most capable of detecting the imperfections of a work of this nature, will be lenient in your censures, and willing to appreciate any trifling merit it may possess. The public only look for success; and perhaps with reason, pay no attention to the circumstances under which any literary production was composed. To You I may say, that these volumes have been written, at intervals, within the last when liberated from severer year, V occupations, and somewhat relieved from deep anxiety. I am conscious that the advice of a critical friend, and an ampler library, would have enabled me to produce a book more worthy of your distinguished acceptance, and of general notice, and therefore regret not possessing those advantages. I wish to explain the reason of my having, in many instances, adopted the language of sacred poetry in the imitations of several of the Hebrew parallel isms. It is satisfactorily proved by the |