History Genealogy Of The Colts Of That Ilk PDF Download

Excerpt from History Genealogy of the Colts of That Ilk and Gartsherrie: And of the English American Branches of That Family "It is now too common to condemn as nonsense even an honest pride in ancestry. But where is the Englishman who is not proud of being the countryman of Nelson? where the British sailor who does not thirst to emulate his fame? where the worthy citizen who does not respect himself in the memory of William Walworth and Sir Thomas Gresham? If this sentiment be right, respect for noble progenitors cannot be wrong, for it proceeds from the same source, the principle of kindred, of inheritance, and of virtue. Let the race of Douglas, or the brave line of Percy, bear witness whether the name they hold is not a mirror to shew them what they ought to be, and to kindle in their hearts the flame which burnt in their fathers." - Jane Porter. 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.