LINNEAK SOCIETY OF LONDON. 2^ 



was an old work and had been through many hands ; this was in 

 a Mr. W. Davie's book store in either Cleveland or Cincinnati, — 

 one or the other Ohio town, in 1891 or 1892." 



The pamphlet, which appeared to be very old, although in an 

 excellent state of preservation, bore the following words on both 

 cover and title-page. 



SHALL WE HAVE COMMON SENSE 



SOME 



RECENT LECTUUES 



WRITTEN AND DELIVEEED BY 



GEO. W. SLEEPER. 



BOSTON: 

 WM. BENSE, PRINTEE. 



1849. 



The contents entirely bore out Dr. "Wallace's words. Sup- 

 posing the work to be genuine, I doubt whether so much of 

 pregnant thought and penetrating imagination has ever before 

 laeen recorded in so small a compass. The pamphlet measures 

 4 inches in width by just under 5| in height, the printed 

 surface of 32 out of the 36 pages measures 2| inches by 4|^. 



