Discourse On The Two Hundredth Anniversary Of The Birth Of William Penn

Author : Job R. Tyson
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ISBN 13 : 9781331208525
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Discourse on the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of William Penn, Delivered in the Independence Hall at Philadelphia, on the 24th October, 1844, Before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint) written by Job R. Tyson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Discourse on the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of William Penn, Delivered in the Independence Hall at Philadelphia, on the 24th October, 1844, Before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania William Penn was born to a competent estate, with the advantages of an honourable descent, and the highest political connexions in England. The only son of Admiral Penn, who had added not a little to the naval glory of his country, he was carefully educated at the University of Oxford, and gave promise of an elevated and brilliant manhood. How could it be otherwise, when we recall the traits which all his cotemporaries ascribe to him; - a striking countenance, a fine person, a manly and refined demeanour, a playful wit, an open and even joyous disposition? The solicitude of a watchful and ambitious father, the influence of powerful friends, the personal friendship of a monarch, - all these combined to invite him to a career of worldly eminence and fame. To spurn these advantages - to put back the hand which was kindly stretched out to advance him - to forget the authority of a father to whom he was most tenderly attached - to adopt the rigid and self-denying principles of a despised sect; - these revealed, at an early age, the germs of that native force of mind, that originality and independence of thought, which conspicuously marked his character through subsequent life. Such conduct in a youth may be censured as froward, or condemned as unnatural, and the future man may be exposed to the reproach of visionary delusion or heated fanaticism. But harsh as may be our judgment of the act, all must admire the disinterestedness of the motive; and though we may refuse to it the praise of prudence, we cannot deny to it the virtue of sincerity. 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.