A Discourse Delivered Before The Georgia Historical Society

Author : UNKNOWN. AUTHOR
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331378358
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book A Discourse Delivered Before the Georgia Historical Society written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Discourse Delivered Before the Georgia Historical Society: On the Occasion of Its Sixth Anniversary, on Wednesday, 12th February, 1845 Gentlemen of the Georgia Historical Society, - It is, doubtless, a source of deep regret, to all present, that the distinguished and honored individual expected to address you on this occasion, has been providentially prevented from complying with your wishes. But while this disappointment must mar the pleasure which the return of your anniversary is well calculated to bring, it will not, I trust, prevent an humble substitute from receiving that sympathy, to which, according to the laws of our social nature, we are all, under similar circumstances, entitled. The social feeling is, perhaps, one of the most important feelings of our nature. It is evidently among the first of which we are conscious, and certainly one of the last which lingers in the heart, as we stand upon the verge of time. We are cast upon society, in some of its forms, from the cradle to the grave. We are indebted to society for those aids and those influences which fit us for present and for future happiness. That love which watches over us while incapable of self-preservation - which labors for us, and defends us when exposed to danger - "that love which loves us the more for our very helplessness and imbecility, is the offspring of that social feeling which Deity has implanted in our breasts." We are indebted to this susceptibility of our minds for most of those desires which prompt to action, and for much of that pleasure which we derive from the exercise of our faculties. We live and labour, not for ourselves, but for those to whom we are united by social ties. During almost every moment, while conscious, our breasts feel the influence of this principle, and our minds act in obedience to its impulse. It becomes, therefore, an important consideration as to what direction should be given to this susceptibility of our nature. 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.