A Eulogy On William Henry Harrison Late President Of The United States

Author : Hugh S. Carpenter
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332525006
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Eulogy on the Late William Henry Harrison, President of the United States: Delivered Before the Eucleian Society of the University of the City of New- written by Hugh S. Carpenter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eulogy on the Late William Henry Harrison, President of the United States: Delivered Before the Eucleian Society of the University of the City of New-York, May 28, 1841 The nation has bowed in ashes, and been humbled at the rebuke of an offended Sovereign. Profitable, as mournful, we would hope, has been that universal Fast; but more pleasing, more en nobling will it be to muse on the brilliant page of the hero's character. And here we pause to wonder, that while the people dressed in sable and sackcloth, have deeply sorrowed for the de parted, the multitude of eloquence has been con tent to mourn the loss of a President, and not that that President was Harrison. But can we not find in his own character a lustre unborrowed from any office? Rather, where is a single spot darkening the brilliancy of his career? Vain were the insinuation, that as he lived not to ad minister our government, we know not what would have been his efficiency. Perish the mean spirit of expediency which so poisons the principles of this nation; judging character only in the light of its ability to benefit, and teaching to undervalue, if not to despise, that nobility of spirit which leaves not some hire for its praise! 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.