Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

CHAPTER I.

MY ANCESTORS.

Traced his descent, through ages dark, From cats that caterwauled in Noah’s ark.

SALMAGUNDI, 4to, 1793.

Value of a celebrated Name — My Ancestors — Their Ante-Mosaic origin — Flint-workers — Tool-makers — Not descended from Cain — Ought a Philosopher to avow it if he were? — Probability of Descent from Tubal Cain — Argument in favour, he wo...