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Excerpt from An Oration, Delivered at New London, Before the New London Washington Total Abstinence Society, July 4th, 1842
Tm: songs of rejoicing, which, at every successive return of this Anniversary, have in triumph ascended from our Temples, have all in succession died away. The soul-stirring eloquence which, Upon occasions like this, has moved our countrymen to firm resolves to maintain and perpetuate the Liberties, for which our Fathers so nobly and successfully struggled, has as often been hushed in silence. And it may be that the various subjects, fit for discussion, upon a day like this - subjects which have been made the theme of many a lofty song and sounding period, have been nearly exhausted, and that we cannot now speak, save in fear of bootless repetition. But yet, an event which was the happy result of so many painful causes, was signal in the history of human affairs, and upon which depended so much of human happiness, is worthy still of commemoration. And when we remember the many toils and sufferings, and the amount of treasure and of blood by which it was established; the momentous and happy results by which it has been followed, and contemplate the blissful pros peets which open so enchantingly before us, little else can be required to cause Patriot-hearts, which have so often been made to swell with lively enthusiasm, again to beat with a quickened pulsation. 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.
