A Discourse Delivered Before the Maine Historical Society At Its Annual Meetin
A Discourse Delivered Before the Maine Historical Society At Its Annual Meetin
George Folsom
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" The poem concludes with an appeal to the English people in behalf of the country : " If these poor lines may win this country love. Or kind compassion in the English move — Persuade our mighty and renowned state This pur-blind people to commiserate ; Or painful men to this good land invite, Whose holy works these natives may inlight : If Heaven grant these, to see here built I trust, An English kingdom from this Indian dust !" Gorges remained in the country until the spring of 1624, when he r...eturned to England, discouraged by not receiving promised succor from home for his colo- ny, and perhaps, as Bradford says, "not finding the state of things to answer his quality. " A portion of his people remained, and were kindly assisted with supplies from Plymouth ; but most of them went cither to Virginia or England. He was the oldest son of Sir Ferdinando, and had married a daughter of the Earl of Lincoln. Lie died not long after his return, and was succeeded in his patent of lands on Massachu- setts Bay by his brother John, who conveyed the same to General Sir William Brercton, Bart.
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