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Excerpt from An Eulogy on John Hubbard, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Dartmouth College: Who Died August 14, 1810; Pronounced at the College, September, 1810
As far back as the records of history extend, we find days Of public mourning established in society. With the first notice of many improvements in Egypt, we behold their solemn assemblies, mourn ing' the loss of those, who had merited theaifec tion of their friends, or the gratitude of their coun try. Early they asserted the immortality of the Soul, and in the most impressive manner, render ed public honors to their departed citizens. Hence the graves Of their dead were more costly and magnificent, than the houses of the living. Hence the majesty of their pyramids, still the wonder of the world They pronounced eulogres on the virtues of those, who had been worthy citizens, describing the manner of their youth, their educa tion, and the useful deeds of their lives. The as sembly united their acclamations, applauding the men whom they supposed gone to enjoy immor tality with the just. 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.
