Author : Charles Caldwell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391699608
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (996 download)
Book Synopsis Extract From an Eulogium on William Shippen, M.D (Classic Reprint) by : Charles Caldwell
Download or read book Extract From an Eulogium on William Shippen, M.D (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Caldwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Extract From an Eulogium on William Shippen, M.D TO commemorate the virtues, to celebrate the achieve ments, and thus perpetuate the fame of the illustrious dead, has been the business of the poet, the painter, the sculp tor, and the orator, in every country and in every age. Neither the rigours of a polar, nor the fervours of a tropi cal sky neither the rude insensibility of barbarism, nor the busy dissipation of polished life, can deter the mind from this pious employment. The motives by which mankind are induced to engage in it, are confessedly liberal and elevated in their nature in their result they are eminently pleasing and important. In point of universality and force, they are, perhaps, next to those which lead the mind to the worship of a God. In either case, an intermingled sentiment of gratitude and pi ety constitutes a leading principle of action - in either case there is manifested a grateful and praiseworthy recollection of benefits received. With sentiments and recollections not dissimilar to these, are we now assembled to mingle our sorrows over the ashes of a mortal - with praises such as may become the occasion, and such as truth may not disavow, are we called on to honour the memory of a benefactor. 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.
