Download or read book An Oration Pronounced at Saugus, July Fourth, 1815, the Anniversary of American Independence (Classic Reprint) written by M. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Oration Pronounced at Saugus, July Fourth, 1815, the Anniversary of American Independence There is a beauty and grandeur in the scene, which fills my mind with sublime perceptions, and my heart with the most delectable feelings, when a great and happy people throng annually to their hallowed temples, to celebrate the memorable era of their national Independence. Is there any in this assembly who have heard and who remember the events which gave birth to this bright anniversary, and can look with cold-hearted indifference and stupid apathy on its periodic return? - No, I would not think there is one here who does not feel as he ought on so brilliant an occasion. He who cannot perceive, who cannot affix a proper estimate on the blessings of rational liberty, cannot be expected to mingle in common with us grand and delectable feelings. When our progenitors first came to this country they found it a howling wilderness: - The Indian, brutes and birds, were tenants in common of the dismal shade, which, tangled and matted, was almost impenetrable to the solar beam. 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.