Excerpt from The Old Farm and the New Farm: A Political Allegory Mr. Hopkinson was one of the brightest scholars and keenest wits of his day. He was a native of Philadelphia, where he was born on the 3d of September, 1738. His father was an English gentleman, of polished manners and a thorough education; and his mother, a woman of great refinement, was the niece of the eminent Bishop of Worcester. They came from England immediately after their marriage, and settled in Philadelphia; and there Mr. Hopkinson became active in public life, with Dr. Frank lin and others. He was one of the founders of the College of Philadelphia. When Francis was fourteen years of age, his father died, leaving a widow, with a large family of children. Francis was the first graduate of the new college, and was an honor to the institution. He chose the profession of law for a life vocation, and studied under Benjamin Chew, afterward the eminent Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. Being fond of literary pursuits, and feeling desirous to have his faculties expanded and strengthened by intercourse with eminent men, he went to England at the close of his law studies, and resided with the Bishop of Worcester about two years. 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.