New English Canaan [Hardcover]

Thomas Morton (Author), Jack Dempsey (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1582181500 | ISBN-13: 978-1582181509 | Publication Date: April 1, 2000

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

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[being the start of "The Second Book" of Canaan, "Containing a Description of the Beauty of the Country, with Her Natural Endowments both in the Land and Sea, with the Great Lake of Erocoise"---"Chapter 1: The General Survey of the Country":

"In the month of June, Anno Salutis 1622, it was my chance to arrive in the parts of New England with 30 servants, and provision of all sorts fit for a plantation. And whiles our houses were building, I did endeavor to take a survey of the country. The more I looked, the more I liked it. And when I had more seriously considered of the beauty of the place, with all her fair endowments, I did not think that in all the known world it could be parallelled. For so many goodly groves of trees, dainty fine round rising hillucks, delicate fair large plains; sweet crystal fountains and clear-running streams that twine in fine meanders through the meads, making so sweet a murmuring noise to hear as would even lull the senses with delight asleep, so pleasantly do they glide upon the pebble stones, jetting most jocundly where they do meet; and hand in hand run down to Neptune's court, to pay the yearly tribute which they owe to him as sovereign Lord of all the springs. Contained within the volume of the land, fowls in abundance, fish in multitude, and discovered besides, millions of turtledoves upon the green boughs; which sat pecking of the full ripe pleasant grapes that were supported by the lusty trees; whose fruitful load did cause the arms to bend. With which here and there dispersed you might see lilies, and of the Daphnean tree; which made the land to me seem paradise. For in mine eye, 'twas Nature's Masterpiece: Her chiefest Magazine of all, where lives Her store. If this land be not rich, then is the whole world poor...." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 676 pages
• Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc. (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582181500
• ISBN-13: 978-1582181509
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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