Epigraph
“Nor will I be secure.
In any confidence of mine own strength,
For such security is oft the mother
Of negligence, and that, the occasion
Of unremedy’d ruin.”
Microcosmus—THO. NABBES.
Dedication
TO THE HON. JAMES HALL, OF CINCINNATI:
AS ONE OF THE ABLEST OF OUR LITERARY PIONEERS A GENUINE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GREAT WEST;
WHOSE WRITINGS EQUALLY ILLUSTRATE HER HISTORY AND GENIUS:
This story of “CHARLEMONT,” and its Sequel “BEAUCHAMPE” are respectfully inscribed by
THEIR AUTHOR