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Excerpt from The Discovery of the Valley of Virginia by Governor Spotswood: An Address Delivered Before the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio, at Cincinnati, on Compact Day, November 21, 1903 Ye gods and little fishes! Have the lengthening shadows so obscured the fires that burned on the old hearthstone that the shores almost within sound of the surf breaking on Plymouth Rock, and the sands that once felt the imprint of Miles Standish's foot. And where the lapping waves rippled their approval at the plight ing of the troth of John Alden and Priscilla are these shores, hallowed by so many sacred memories, now most notable in the eyes of Mayflower descendants as the summer home of the only living ex-president! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.