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army of Varus ; 
the 
transaction, 
however, 
being 
little known, and not recorded by any historian, he 
thought it would not be interesting to the public. 
Other engagements have since prevented Mr. West 
from attempting it on his own account. 
But it is 
be 
should 
necessary that the regular narrative 
sumed ; 
history of the Artist ter- 
military 
for the 
minated when 
he was 
recalled 
home 
by the 
last 
illness 
of 
his 
mother, 
although 
the 
excitement 
which 
the 
events that led to 
it 
occasioned 
DGVCP 
inliuence 
lost its 
llis 
especially that 
of 
the 
incident which has been described, and which 
has ever been present to his imagination as one of 
the 
most 
affecting 
occurrences, 
whether 
consi- 
dercd with 
respect 
to 
the 
feelings 
the gentle- 
of 
HIGH 
most 
immediately 
interested 
in 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
wild 
and 
solemn 
circumstances 
under which 
the service was performed. 
On 
his 
return 
to 
Philadelphia, 
he 
again. 
resided 
with 
Clarkson, 
his 
brother 
in-law; 
and 
Provost Smith, 
to 
in the evenings, continued 
his 
direct 
attention 
to 
those 
topics 
of 
literature 
which 
WCYG 
most 
suitable 
to 
cherish 
the 
CXPHII-' 
sion 
of 
his 
mind, 
and 
enrich 
to 
his imagination