Biog Of James G Blaine

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Excerpt from Biography of James G. Blaine 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.

Excerpt from Biography of James G. Blaine Through the mists of that yesterday which we call antiquity loom up the stalwart forms of the Galbraiths moving resolutely, if to us vaguely, around the foot of Ben Lomond and along the shores of the storied lake. A fragment of Gaelic verse epitomizes their honorable history: "Galbraiths from the Ueil Tower, Noblest of Scotch surnames." Loyally adhering to Lord James Stuart, they had brought their noble surname to Baldernoch - whence it was but a step to the Clyde - whence their continued share in the world's movement took them to the Isle of Gigha. Here they held with the later McNeills an otherwise undivided sway till the nearness of Ireland tempted them over the easy stretch of blue water to become the Galbraiths of Donegal. The world movement in which they were involved was a wider one than the Galbraiths knew. So long ago as Julius Ciesar was winning fame in Great Britain, the Scotch, under the name of Piets, and the Irish, Scots, were surging back and forth into each others lands till on the crest of the human wave Ireland rode triumphant as Scotia Major, and Scotland followed meekly content to be Scotia Minor. By intellectual prowess Ireland justified her right to the lordly name. Converted to Christianity by St. Patrick and St. Columba, she battled for religion as warmly as she bad battled for booty in her good old pirate-pagan days, and won. 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.