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Historic Doubts On The Birth-Place Of Celebrated Men;
HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE BIRTH-PLACE OF CELEBRATED MEN ;
With special reference to that of tho late DUKE OF WELLINGTON .
" The hero's namo , on tho brazen book of Time , Is writ in sunbeams , by Fame ' s bring hand . " FEW subjects have more deeply engaged the attention of inquiring or erudite minds , than the investigation of historical doubtsmore particularlthose regarding the solum
; y natale , or birth-place of eminent men ; and this , perhaps , will not appear surprising , inasmuch as , whenever a great man ' s life is to be reviewed or discussed , the first and most natural question asked is , Where teas he bom ? Although we concur in the sentiment of a distinguished writer , that " the man who possesses great and well-directed talents , does not belong
alone to the country which witnessed his birth , " yet we do not mean to confound the word country as some do , with the government by which it is regulated , or , on the other hand , to confine its application to the districts and civic localities of some particular portion of the globe ; but we understand the word country in its widest sense , as one community of people living under the same laics , and actuated by the same general
interests . Thus , it was well said that Athens was in the Grecian fleet with Themistocles , when the houses and walls of that famous city were deserted and destroyed . Nevertheless , we cannot but be perfectly well aware that there is something inherent in the nature of all people , whether they be members of great or of small states , which awakens in them a
thrill of pleasure , when they are able to claim an eminent individual as their countryman ; and hence it is that the most talented historians and antiquaries have employed their talents in investigating the origin of distinguished characters , and fixing the time and locality of their birth . Even the most profound inquiries of the learned , however , on these subjects have not always proved successful ; for let us open the pages of
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Historic Doubts On The Birth-Place Of Celebrated Men;
HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE BIRTH-PLACE OF CELEBRATED MEN ;
With special reference to that of tho late DUKE OF WELLINGTON .
" The hero's namo , on tho brazen book of Time , Is writ in sunbeams , by Fame ' s bring hand . " FEW subjects have more deeply engaged the attention of inquiring or erudite minds , than the investigation of historical doubtsmore particularlthose regarding the solum
; y natale , or birth-place of eminent men ; and this , perhaps , will not appear surprising , inasmuch as , whenever a great man ' s life is to be reviewed or discussed , the first and most natural question asked is , Where teas he bom ? Although we concur in the sentiment of a distinguished writer , that " the man who possesses great and well-directed talents , does not belong
alone to the country which witnessed his birth , " yet we do not mean to confound the word country as some do , with the government by which it is regulated , or , on the other hand , to confine its application to the districts and civic localities of some particular portion of the globe ; but we understand the word country in its widest sense , as one community of people living under the same laics , and actuated by the same general
interests . Thus , it was well said that Athens was in the Grecian fleet with Themistocles , when the houses and walls of that famous city were deserted and destroyed . Nevertheless , we cannot but be perfectly well aware that there is something inherent in the nature of all people , whether they be members of great or of small states , which awakens in them a
thrill of pleasure , when they are able to claim an eminent individual as their countryman ; and hence it is that the most talented historians and antiquaries have employed their talents in investigating the origin of distinguished characters , and fixing the time and locality of their birth . Even the most profound inquiries of the learned , however , on these subjects have not always proved successful ; for let us open the pages of