A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of Daniel Webster: Preached at the Melodeon on Sunday, October 31, 1852 (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of Daniel Webster: Preached at the Melodeon on Sunday, October 31, 1852 Gentlemen, -i address this Discourse to you in particular, and by way of introduction will say a few words. We are a young nation, three and twenty millions strong, rapidly extending in our geographic spread, enlarging rapidly in numerical power, and greatening our material strength with a swift ness which has no example. Soon we shall spread over the whole continent, and number a hundred million men. America and England are but parts of the same nation, - a younger and an older branch of the same great anglo-saxon stem. Our character will affect that of the mother-country, as her good and evil still influence us. Considering the important place which the Anglo Saxon tribe holds in the world at this day, - occupying one - eighth part of the earth, and controlling one-sixth part of its inhabitants. 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. |
