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Description:Excerpt from Historical Address at the Sheffield Centennial Commenoration: June 18th, 1876 On this festival occasion you have called upon me for a sketch of the local history which prompts and makes appropriate this our own peculiar "Centennial" celebration. Although a native, "to the manner born," I feel myself but slightly qualified for the task. The theme is not the growth, development, and straggles for existence of a nation; it is of a simple country village, whose "fields" have ever been those of the husbandman, freely visited, indeed, by the dews of heaven, but unstained by the red drops of war; whose harvests wave not "O'er roots set deep in battle-graves;" whose modest halls have never resounded with the eloquence of statesmen, nor been the scenes where the nation's destiny was at stake. Not that we are without history; that there is not, for ourselves at least, much worthy to be recorded. But he who would worthily make that record should be not only one lorn amongst you, but reared in your midst; to whom the color of your local life has been imparted; to whom the history of each family has been associated with his own personal history; and to whom the local events which must form his theme have become traditional. These are qualifications which he who addresses you, cannot claim to possess. Removed from this his "boyhood's home" almost in childhood, his youth and manhood have been spent in regions far away. His way of life, his pursuits, and his associations, have had little in them to remind him - much to cause forgetfulness - of the home where he was bom. He is still, though nominally a citizen, almost a stranger among you. He must claim your indulgence, therefore, and beg you to accept the will to show his sympathy with you for ability to do better. For the approaching national anniversary, the great events of our national history form fitting themes. We must content ourselves with others which, though humbler, are not uninstructive. "O Hist'ry, thou hast done the world a wrongImmeuse and mournful; on the Alpine heightsOf human greatness thine euamoured gazeHas lingered, mindless, in that partial mood, Of silent virtue in the vale below;And robed thy themes of darkness with a veilOf bright attractions, as the thunder wrapsHis ruin oft, in clouds of glorious spell." 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Historical Address at the Sheffield Centennial Commenoration: June 18th, 1876 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Historical Address at the Sheffield Centennial Commenoration: June 18th, 1876 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Historical Address at the Sheffield Centennial Commenoration: June 18th, 1876 On this festival occasion you have called upon me for a sketch of the local history which prompts and makes appropriate this our own peculiar "Centennial" celebration. Although a native, "to the manner born," I feel myself but slightly qualified for the task. The theme is not the growth, development, and straggles for existence of a nation; it is of a simple country village, whose "fields" have ever been those of the husbandman, freely visited, indeed, by the dews of heaven, but unstained by the red drops of war; whose harvests wave not "O'er roots set deep in battle-graves;" whose modest halls have never resounded with the eloquence of statesmen, nor been the scenes where the nation's destiny was at stake. Not that we are without history; that there is not, for ourselves at least, much worthy to be recorded. But he who would worthily make that record should be not only one lorn amongst you, but reared in your midst; to whom the color of your local life has been imparted; to whom the history of each family has been associated with his own personal history; and to whom the local events which must form his theme have become traditional. These are qualifications which he who addresses you, cannot claim to possess. Removed from this his "boyhood's home" almost in childhood, his youth and manhood have been spent in regions far away. His way of life, his pursuits, and his associations, have had little in them to remind him - much to cause forgetfulness - of the home where he was bom. He is still, though nominally a citizen, almost a stranger among you. He must claim your indulgence, therefore, and beg you to accept the will to show his sympathy with you for ability to do better. For the approaching national anniversary, the great events of our national history form fitting themes. We must content ourselves with others which, though humbler, are not uninstructive. "O Hist'ry, thou hast done the world a wrongImmeuse and mournful; on the Alpine heightsOf human greatness thine euamoured gazeHas lingered, mindless, in that partial mood, Of silent virtue in the vale below;And robed thy themes of darkness with a veilOf bright attractions, as the thunder wrapsHis ruin oft, in clouds of glorious spell." 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Historical Address at the Sheffield Centennial Commenoration: June 18th, 1876 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Historical Address at the Sheffield Centennial Commenoration: June 18th, 1876 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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