Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Life of General Washington, First President of the United States, Vol. 1 of 2
It will be perceived that, on these accounts, the following Biography can lay claim, only in a limited degree, to the character of an original work. The writer feels, that in the manner of its construction, he has done nothing to promote his own reputation as an author. In withdrawing, in his own person, as much as possible, from view, and leaving his hero in exclusive possession of the stage, he has acted, not only from a sense of duty to his subject, in allowing him to relate his own history, but also from a conviction, that, where the requisite materials exist, works of this sort ought always to be constructed upon such a plan. The excellence of Biography consists, in keeping the author out of sight.
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