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Excerpt from Ou�bi, or the Virtues of Nature: An Indian Tale, in Four Cantos
Frolld an idea of being original in my fubjet't, I was induced to undertahe the following Tale. The manners and cu]: toms of the Aborigines of lvorth America are jb limited and fim ple, that they have [zarcely engaged the attention either of the Phi, lofopher or the Poet. Acquainted with fame of their intercfling ceremonies from tradition, I became de/irous of gaining further ia telligence, and gratefully achnowledge my/i'lf indebted to the obliging communications of General lin coln, for mq/i of the local rites and cufloms alluded to, where I have not quoted any other authority. 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.
