22/28 295. By John Lawson, Gent., Surveyor-General of North Carolina. London, 1709."-- A more delightful picture than this of Mr.Lawson, could not well be drawn by the social perfectionist. The rational beauty of the voluntary system could not find a happier illustration; and, duly impressed with its loveliness, we shall cease to wonder at the instances of excellence, equally frequent and admirable, which rose up among this little group of exiles, to the good fortune of the country which gave them shelter, and in attestation of their own virtues. |