An Oration Delivered Before The Society Of The Sons Of New England Of Philadelphia December 22d 1847 PDF Download

Excerpt from An Oration Delivered Before the Society of the Sons of New England of Philadelphia: December 22d, 1847, the Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims History has its narrative and its moral. Nothing is more deserving of attention than the lessons it teaches. But they are not always to be found upon the surface. Philosophy teaching by examples, in parables which he who runs may read, was reserved for him who spake as never man spoke. History takes its hue and colouring from the writer. The same transactions and the same characters may be so presented as to merit either admiration or contempt. To be infallible and impartial is not given to man. For the most part we peruse its pages or listen to the recital of its incidents for amusement rather than for instruction. But it is not in this manner we can get to understand the character of the Pilgrim Fathers. They belonged to a sect that has been much calumniated. In this work royalty and infidelity exhausted their powers: happily, sophistry and ridicule are no longer in the ascendant. It is not in the pages of sceptical casuists and doggerel rhymsters that the men of this age will look for the motives and objects of the first great champions of civil liberty. Casting a hasty glance at the past, we see a little company of persecuted men in England making their escape to Holland, whence, after taking breath, they come to America and settle in the wilderness. What is there in this movement to excite our admiration? 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.