Author: Harry T. HaysPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483689671
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Excerpt from Address Delivered Before the Reading Room Society of St. Mary's College, on the Twenty-Second of February, 1841 In accepting the pleasing task which your kindness has imposed upon me, I cannot but feel embarrassed, from a deep sense of my inability to address you in a manner suitable to so august an occasion, or adequately expressive of the feelings which it is so eminently calculated to inspire. The practice of celebrating this day in a particular manner, has been sanctioned by the unanimous voice of the American people; nor need I undertake to show you that such celebrations tend to perpetuate a familiar knowledge of the means by which our country was erected into a republic; to inspire us with a true love of liberty and a jealous care of our republican institutions. Festive days in honor of heroes have been celebrated by all nations and throughout all ages, and the fruits arising from their observance are manifold and rich. They carry us back to the days on which the glorious deeds which we celebrate were performed. The virtues which time in its rapid march, perhaps in some degree shrouded in the mists of the past, are brought fresh to our memory. Our souls hold communion with the best spirits of other days; we catch the impulse which stimulated them to deeds of worth, and resolve to imitate the nobleness of their example. 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.
