Author: Charles SumnerPublisher:
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Category : Fourth of July orations
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Extracts from an Oration, Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1845
Author: Charles SumnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fourth of July orations
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Extracts from an Oration Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston
Author: Charles SumnerPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331476248
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Excerpt from Extracts From an Oration Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston: July 4, 1845 The horrors of these redden every page of history; while, to the disgrace of humanity, the historian has rarely applied to their brutal authors the Com. Demnation they deserve. A popular writer, in our own day, dazzled by those 'false ideas of greatness at which reason and christianity blush, does not hesi tate to dwell on them with terms of rapture and eulogy. At Tarragona, above six thousand human beings, almost all defenceless, men and women, grey hairs and infant innocence, attractive youth and wrinkled age, were butchered by the infuriated troops in one night, and the morning sun rose upon a city whose streets and houses were inundated with blood. And yet this is called a glorious exploit. This was a conquest by the French. At a later day Ciudad Rodrigo was stormed by the British, when there ensued in the license of victory, a frightful scene of plunder and violence, while shouts and screams on all sides fearfully intermingled with the groans of the wounded. The churches were desecrated, the cellars of wine and spirits were pillaged; firetwas wantonly applied to different parts of the city; and brutal intoxicationspread in every direction. It was only when the drunken men dropped'lfrima excess or fell asleep, that any' degree of order Was restored, andryeti't-pia stormmg of Ciudad Rodrigo is pronounced one of the most brilliant exploits cf the British army. This exploit was followed by the storming of Bad-afloat, in which the same scenes were enacted again with added atrocities. let the story be told in the words of -a partial historian: Shameless rapacity', brutal intemperance, savage lust cruelty and murder shrieks and piteous laments; tions, groans, shouts, imprecations, the hissing of fire bursting frorhwthe houses, the crashing of doors and windows, and the report of muskets used in violence, resounded for two days and nights in the streets of Badajoz! On the third, 'when the city was sacked, when the soldiers were exhausted by their excesses, the tumult rather subsided than was quelled! The wounded were then looked to the dead disposed of. 7' 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.
The True Grandeur of Nations: an Oration Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1845
Author: Charles SumnerPublisher:
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Category : Fourth of July orations
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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An Oration, Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1842
Author: Horace MannPublisher:
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Category : Fourth of July celebrations
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Horace Mann's famous "Go forth and teach" speech.
The True Grandeur of Nations
Author: Charles SumnerPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333966652
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Excerpt from The True Grandeur of Nations: An Oration Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1845 Honor to the memory of our fathers! May the turf lie lightly on their sacred graves! Not in words only, but in deeds also, let us testify our reverence for their name, imitating what in them was lofty, pure, and good, learning from them to bear hardship and priva tion. May we, who now reap in strength what they sowed in weakness, augment the inheritance we have received! To this end, we mu st not fold our hands in Slumber, nor abide content with the past. To each generation is appointed its peculiar task; nor does the heart which responds to the call of duty find rest ex cept in the grave. 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.
An Oration, Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1842 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Horace MannPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266180708
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Excerpt from An Oration, Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1842 But houses, lands, granaries, flocks, factories, warehouses, ships, banks, are only exterior possessions, -the out-works of individual ownership. When these are carried, the assault will be made upon personal security, character and life and, lastly, upon all the endearments and sanctities that cluster around the domes tic altar, - and when these are lost, humanity has nothing more to lose. 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.
Remarks upon an oration delivered [July 4, 1845] by C. S. before the authorities of the City of Boston, by a Citizen of Boston [--Ward].
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Author: Charles SUMNERThe True Grandeur of Nations. An Oration. Delivered Before the Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1845, by Charles Sumner
Author: Charles SumnerAn Oration Delivered Before the Municipal Authorities of the City of Boston, July 4, 1859
Author: George SumnerPublisher:
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Category : Fourth of July
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The Morals of Freedom
Author: Peleg Whitman ChandlerPublisher:
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Category : Fourth of July celebrations
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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