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It 
WES 
from 
this 
intelligent 
WOIIIHH 
that 
he 
heard, 
for 
the 
first 
time, 
of 
the 
Greeks 
and 
Romans ; 
and 
the 
the story of 
which 
impression 
those 
illustrious 
nations 
mind, 
made on his 
WVBS 
answerable to her expectations. 
VIII. 
Among the acquaintance of 
Mr. Flower 
W35 
a Mr. 
Ross, 
a lawyer in the town of Lancas- 
a place at that time remarkable for its wealth, 
and 
which 
had 
the 
reputation 
possessing 
of 
the 
best 
and 
m_0st 
intelligent 
society 
to 
be 
then 
found 
in 
America. 
It 
WHS 
chiefly inhabited 
by 
Germans, 
who 
of 
all 
People 
in 
the 
practice 
of 
emigrating, 
along 
CEIYTY 
with 
them 
the 
greatest 
stock of 
knowledge 
and 
accom plishments . 
The 
society of 
Lancaster, 
therefore, 
though 
it 
could 
not 
boast 
of 
anY 
very 
distinguished 
character, 
yet 
comprehended 
many 
individuals 
who 
VVETB 
capable of appreciating the merit of essays in 
aft: 
and 
of 
discriminating 
the 
rude 
eH'orts 
of 
real 
genius 
from 
the 
more 
complete 
productions 
of 
H1611? 
mechanical 
skill. 
It 
WES 
exactly 
in 
such 
a place that such a youth 
HS 
Benjamin West was 
likely 
to 
meet 
with 
that 
flattering 
attention 
which 
is 
the 
best 
stimulus 
juvenile 
of 
talent.