IT is with some hesitation that I give my husband’s last book to the
world. It was in type when he died, but he had no time to correct even
the first proofs, and doubtless he would have made many changes, if not
in his views at least in his expression of them. Mr. Bartram has
verified the quotations and dates with infinite care, and for this he has
my warmest thanks. For the rest I can but ask those who differ from the
author to remember the circumstances in which the work has been
published.