Ouâbi, or the Virtues of Nature

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Excerpt from Ouâbi, or the Virtues of Nature: An Indian Tale, in Four CantosFrolld an idea of being original in my fubjet't, I was induced to undertahe the following Tale. The manners and cu]: toms of the Aborigines of lvorth America are jb limited and fim ple, that they have [zarcely engaged the attention either of the Phi, lofopher or the Poet. Acquainted with fame of their interc¿ing ceremonies from tradition, I became de/irous of gaining further ia telligence, and gratefully achnowledge my/i'lf indebted to the obliging communications of General lin coln, for mq/i of the local rites and cu¿oms alluded to, where I have not quoted any other authority.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.