Orangeism Its Origin And History PDF Download

Excerpt from Orangeism: Its Origin and History It has been said by Lord Bolingbroke, that the erring nature of man, and the constant state of affairs in this mutable world, often preclude the reception of materials from tradition, and even sometimes from his tory, but such as are generally uncertain in the one case, and perhaps greatly altered from the original in the other. Where the early ages of a Society may be enveloped in some obscurity, though curiosity may prompt to trace it through many Of its intricate and diversified meanderings, yet the abilities of the author will be misspent, and the time of the reader wasted, who may rely on such recitations as upon authentic history. Though it is true that tradition may be often fabulous, and even history occasionally uncertain, yet good ore may be sometimes dug out of the traditions of mankiiid; and the writings of uncertain authors, when patiently sifted, may oftentimes produce pure mineral. It is an Old maxim with philosophers, that it is difficult to understand things thoroughly, un less their origin can be traced, and their principles of action clearly defined. The closer, then, that the beginning of the Orange Society can be inves tigated, and the great and momentous circumstances out of which it grew understood, the more must the mind be informed, the reader gratified, and the work itself rendered complete. 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.