Excerpt from The Fredoniad, or Independence Preserved, Vol. 1 of 4: An Epick Poem on the Late War of 1812Francis E. Goddard, formerly President of the South College of Kentucky. This gentleman saw the production in its original deformity-before a line had been transcribed, and was not displeased, considering it an outline-a poem in its rude state of germination. He encouraged me to cultivate and improve it. I have done so. The publick must decide whether it be a 1i or a bramble an oak, or an upas.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.