Excerpt from Collections of the Maine Historical Society, Vol. 1 It has been the practice from the earliest times for civilized peoples to publicly commemorate important episodes in the lives of those who have made them selves conspicuous by great achievements, not alone for the purpose of showing reverence for the mighty dead, but for the loftier one Of keeping bright the memory of virtues worthy to be emulated by the living. About the Publisher 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.