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cnt persons. But this variation may not be deemed of 

 much consequence by those who conceive, " that history 

 is, entirely, a mere tissue o^ fables, ^^ and therefore think 

 it of no consequence to labour to preserve its sacred 

 purity. 



'^ Who is there to mourn for Logan?- — Not one." 

 " But when Lonan shall be no more, who, alas, will 

 drop a tear to the memory of Lonan!" The resem- 

 blance between these two paragraphs is considerable. 

 The passage in the Abbe Robin's edition is, in my opi- 

 nion, much the finest. I will not venture to assert, 

 which of the versions is the most correct. But I must 

 say, that the words of Logan are more in the Indian 

 style. 



Such are the principal (but by no means the only) 

 differences between the speeches of Logan and Lonan. 

 Others will immediately be seen by an inspection of the 

 two columns. Will it be possible for any one, after 

 viewing these speeches, and cai-efully comparing them 

 together, to hesitate in believing, with me, that by some 

 person, or persons, great liberties have been taken in 

 altering the original speech of Logan ? if, indeed, such 

 a speech was ever made, or sent, by Logan. 



But it will be said, that the speech of Lonan, as gi- 

 ven to us by the Abbe Robin, is only a translation : 

 that the Abbe received it in English ; that it was trans- 

 lated into French* ; and that, finally, it was turned into 



* The Abbe does not say that he made the translation : he only 

 says, that he " subjoins" a translation. 



