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Description:Excerpt from Annual Address Before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies of the South Carolina College: December 1853 [This "Address" was intended to be a spoken exhortation to the young men of the South Carolina College - nothing more. It was prepared exclusively for the rostrum - leaving much to be added or omitted in the delivery, as the suggestions of the moment might dictate. As there was no purpose of literary display, no care was taken to give it any pretension to mere literary merit. It may be said, under these circumstances, it ought not to be printed. I think so; but the young gentlemen demand a different course - and it is theirs. I have neither the time, nor, indeed, the nerve to revert to it for revision. Having no literary reputation to maintain, nor the hope of achieving one, I let the "Address" go, claiming charity for it on the plea of a worthy purpose - that of suggesting to my young countrymen a sure way to the highest Truth; for the liberty they live under is neither more nor less than the philosophy of Christian Truth, applied to the institutions of their country.] Gentlemen of the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies: There be not one of you who doth not remember the magnificent words of Milton in his great essay on the freedom of the press - "Me-"thinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like"a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I"see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undaz-"zled eyes at the full mid-day beam, purging and unsealing her sight at"the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of flocking"and timorous birds, and those also that love the twilight, flutter about, "amazed at what she means." Thus spoke, in prophetic vision, England's sublimest poet and hopefullest patriot. Could his great spirit, from that home near his God, which he won by his triumphant fight for Truth, behold this nation, of which we are the denizens, he would feel his prophecy all fulfilled - he would feel that here his rapturous aspirations for truthful liberty might be realized. It is the spirit of Truth on which this "puissant nation" has built its foundations and hope; Truth was its mother, nurse and guide, and is the star leading it on to a greatness, differing from all - surpassing all that has gone before. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Annual Address Before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies of the South Carolina College: December 1853 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Annual Address Before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies of the South Carolina College: December 1853 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Annual Address Before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies of the South Carolina College: December 1853 [This "Address" was intended to be a spoken exhortation to the young men of the South Carolina College - nothing more. It was prepared exclusively for the rostrum - leaving much to be added or omitted in the delivery, as the suggestions of the moment might dictate. As there was no purpose of literary display, no care was taken to give it any pretension to mere literary merit. It may be said, under these circumstances, it ought not to be printed. I think so; but the young gentlemen demand a different course - and it is theirs. I have neither the time, nor, indeed, the nerve to revert to it for revision. Having no literary reputation to maintain, nor the hope of achieving one, I let the "Address" go, claiming charity for it on the plea of a worthy purpose - that of suggesting to my young countrymen a sure way to the highest Truth; for the liberty they live under is neither more nor less than the philosophy of Christian Truth, applied to the institutions of their country.] Gentlemen of the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies: There be not one of you who doth not remember the magnificent words of Milton in his great essay on the freedom of the press - "Me-"thinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like"a strong man after sleep and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I"see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undaz-"zled eyes at the full mid-day beam, purging and unsealing her sight at"the fountain itself of heavenly radiance, while the whole noise of flocking"and timorous birds, and those also that love the twilight, flutter about, "amazed at what she means." Thus spoke, in prophetic vision, England's sublimest poet and hopefullest patriot. Could his great spirit, from that home near his God, which he won by his triumphant fight for Truth, behold this nation, of which we are the denizens, he would feel his prophecy all fulfilled - he would feel that here his rapturous aspirations for truthful liberty might be realized. It is the spirit of Truth on which this "puissant nation" has built its foundations and hope; Truth was its mother, nurse and guide, and is the star leading it on to a greatness, differing from all - surpassing all that has gone before. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Annual Address Before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies of the South Carolina College: December 1853 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Annual Address Before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies of the South Carolina College: December 1853 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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