Life Of Denman Thompson

Author : James Jay Brady
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331073192
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (731 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Life of Denman Thompson (Joshua Whitcomb) (Classic Reprint) written by James Jay Brady and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life of Denman Thompson (Joshua Whitcomb) Uncle Joshua needs no introduction to the American public. At every fireside his name is prized and his virtues known. He is, in truth, a fond relative to us all, tenderly considerate, sweetly honest and helpful, and as cheering by his presence and simple story to-day as when in other times we sat in childish delight to hear a dear old uncle tell of the good and kindly heroes who had gone before. Who will try to estimate the good this affectionate, homely, manly man has done for his fellow brother? What a giving out there is of the graces of humanity in his simple dramatic story! The embroideries of art have no place in the narrative. It is full of the perfume of country fields, freshened by the dew, and beaming with a delicate, exhilarating life from the morning sun. The hardships, trials and disappointments of a driving world are forgotten in the chastened dream of childhood, home and the heart ties of the family altar. What sweet music these impressions make in the soul of all of us! Uncle Joshua is the kindly spirit that waves them into tender being, as the dews from the skies vivify the sweetest flowers that adorn the earth. He must be a queer manner of man who will say that he is not the better for these hallowed emotions, and would spurn their spell. He must be a lonesome person, indeed, at odds with the glorious beauties of the fields, the skies, and the refinements of man's social and spiritual nature - a poor, miserable unit, drawn up and wound round, like a silk worm in his cocoon, and shutting out all sunlight, daylight, and every joy of expanding nature. It is hard to believe there are many such. 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.