THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MIND AMONG THE COTTAGES. BY EDWIN PAXTON HOOD, AUTHOR OF OLD ENGLAND," "SELF-EDUCATION," "THE DARK DAYS OF QUEEN MARY," ETC. SECOND EDITION. LONDON: PARTRIDGE AND OAKEY, PATERNOSTER ROW. - MDCCCLII. ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CARLISLE, WHO, TO HIS EXALTED RANK HAS ADDED THE MORE DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERISTICS OF GENIUS AND INDUSTRY; WITH A NOBLE WATCHFULNESS OF THESE BEAUTIFUL COMBINATIONS IN HUMBLE LIFE, This Volume IS INSCRIBED WITH UNAFFECTED RESPECT, BY THE AUTHOR. |