Dr. Stevens's Discourse Before the Georgia Historical Society, Savannah (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Stevens, William Bacon

 
9781331445678: Dr. Stevens's Discourse Before the Georgia Historical Society, Savannah (Classic Reprint)

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With this rare combination, then, how richly does the era of our struggle for freedom merit the appellation of an heroic age for the spectacle then presented, of thirteen colonies rising in unison against the oppressions of their common mother, and by one long, sanguinary, but success ful war, securing their independence, had never, till then, been witnessed by the world. It required heroes, to con ceive the design; heroes, to execute it; and none but heroes, after leading armies to victory, and a nation to free dom, could resign in peace the laurels of war, and retire from the scene of their glory, at the very moment of its brightest lustre.

Then, tell me not of years of old, Of ancient hearts and clime, Ours is the land, the age of gold, And ours the hallowed time.

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Excerpt from Dr. Stevens's Discourse Before the Georgia Historical Society, Savannah

The period of our Revolution has been termed "The heroic age of American history." The expression is beautiful and appropriate, but loses much of its adaptation, if regarded as a mere classical allusion. In the mystic stories of early Greece, this term was applied to a period memorable for the triumphs of physical strength; it was an heroic age of man, as a creature of prowess and of arms, and had no reference to his nobler nature, that "bright image of eternity within." The epoch of the Revolution, however, rests not its claims to this distinguishing epithet, upon the exhibition of any corporeal qualities, real or fabulous; but upon that union of great natural endowments with the holy principles of religion; with high developments of mind; and with all the potent influences of a refining civilization.

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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.

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