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Title: Alida
or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late
American War. Founded on Fact

Author: Amelia Stratton Comfield

Release Date: September 6, 2010 [EBook #33647]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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[The text of _Alida_ is given twice. First it is presented "straight",
as printed. This is followed by the same text, paragraph by paragraph,
quoting its sources where known; some significant errors of fact are
also noted.

Footnotes are in the original. Typographical errors are listed after the
first version of the text.]

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Having read the new work entitled "ALIDA," or Miscellaneous Sketches of
Occurrences during the late American War, which abounds with elegance of
language, sublime poetry, and useful lessons--as an American, I have a
pride in saying, that our press has seldom been honoured with a work as
improving and interesting to the reader, and as well written as any to
be found either among the older or modern authors.

J. H. HARDENBROOK.

It may be here proper to rectify a slight mistake in two of the
complimentary pieces written on the contents of Alida, in which the work
was innocently stated to have been expressly _written_ for the aid of
benevolent purposes; instead of which it should have read [expressly
_printed_] for the aid of benevolent purposes. The truth is, some part
was written as a journal of incidents, and to amuse leisure hours
somewhat usefully; other parts to commemorate some particular facts for
the gratification of the author and near relatives, not expecting any
other eye to meet a single line of it. But on being looked over by an
affectionate pious friend, the author was solicited to allow it to be
printed. It was at length acceded to, on the ground that the proceeds,
however little over the expenses attending it, should be appropriated to
charitable purposes.

It is but just to embrace this opportunity to express the reciprocal
kind feelin