Excerpt from The Worthies of Cumberland
The writer disclaims all political bias - seeking only for an honest and faithful picture of both men and events; so that if the colouring of one of the political parties appears in strong glare, the fault rests not with the limner’s pencil, but with the obtrusiveness of the yellow plush.
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