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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MAINE.

Allen, William, D. D., Continued.

———Freedom Conferred only by the Gospel. A sermon preached in New York, October 3, 1832, before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. By William Allen, D. D., president of Bowdoin College. Boston: Printed by Crocker & Brewster, 47 Washington Street. 1832. 8vo. pp. 38. [249

———The same. New York. 1832. 8vo. pp. 15.

———The same. Sermon CXXXII. Preached Jin New York, October 3, 1832, before the American Board of Foreign Missions. By William Allen, D. D., president of Bowdoin College, Maine. Freedom Conferred only by the Gospel. John: viii, 36. If the son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. Am. Nat. Preach. 7: 65. (1832). [250

———An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary, containing an account of the lives, characters and writings of the most eminent persons in North America from its first settlement, and a summary of the history of the several colonies and of the United States. By William Allen, D. D., president of Bowdoin College, Fellow of the Amer. Acad, of Arts & Sciences, & member of the Amer. Antiq. Soc. & of the Hist. Soc. of Maine, New Hampshire, New York. Qtiique sui memores alias fecere merendo . Virg. Second edition. Boston: William Hyde & Co. 1832. 8vo. pp. 800. [261

The first edition, published in 1809, contained more than 700 notices. It was the earliest book of general biography which appeared in the United States. In the second edition, 1100 new names are given. A third edition, issued in 1857, contained over 4000 biographical articles.

———Sermons of. Am. Mo. Rev. 2: 129. (1832.) [252

———Lectures to young men: to which is added the Dudlean lecture, delivered May, 18–30, at Harvard University. Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman and Holden. Portland: Colman, Holden & Co. 1833. 22mo. pp. 272. (Port.) [253

———Congress of Nations. Address before the 4>. B. K. at Bowdoin College, Sept. 5, 1833. Quar. Obser. 2: 5. (1834.) [254

———Defensive War Vindicated. Calumet, 1: 524. (1834.) [265

———Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship, containing all the psalms and hymns of Dr. Watts, which are deemed valuable, together with a new version of all the psalms, and many original hymns, besides a large collection from other writers. By William Allen, D. D., president of Bowdoin College: Author of the "Amer. Biog. and Hist. Dictionary." Boston: Wm. Pierce: New York: Leavitt, Lord & Co. Hartford: D. Burgess & Co. 1835, 12mo. pp. XLVII. (Reverse Printed by J. Griffin, Brunswick.) (680.) [256

———Wunnissoo, or the vale of Hoosatunnuk. A poem, with notes. By William Allen, D. D,, member of the Historical Societies of Mas-