Excerpt from Historical Address Delivered on the Occasion of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts July 5, 1919 Delivered on the Occasion of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, July 5, 1919, By Albert H. Washburn. "The Royal Oak it was the Tree, That saved his Royal Majestie." These lines of the New England Primer, for more than a hundred years the approved text book of the Pilgrim and Puritan dissenter, were doubtless droned on many a leaden school day by our forbears at an age when their meaning was but dimly guessed. This and the slightly variant companion stanza, "The Royal Oak our King did save, From fatal stroke of Rebel Slave," which is to be found in the "Child's Guide," another nightmare of only lesser fame, suggests the early Colonial idea of the beginner's lesson in patriotism. Whether poetry such as this, as stiff and wooden as the oak covers which held it together, produced quite the effect its authors intended or whether it stired in youthful breasts a reactionary spirit of rebellion and of secret sympathy for the rebel, we may not certainly know. The allusion was, of course, to the Second Charles. For a time, Cromwell, that "stern enemy of kings," hunted him hard, but presently the Commonwealth crumbled and the House of Stuart was restored. 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.

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Excerpt from An Historical Address: Delivered on the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration at Boston, Massachusetts, July 4, 1883 HE pleasant duty devolves upon me of welcoming you, which I do most cordially, to this reunion of the massachusetts cincinnati. Besides the pleasures that are wont to attend these annual gatherings, it is our privilege to-day to perform a most grateful service, in taking note Of the fact that this honored Institution has recently completed the first century of its existence. I am sure you would hardly forgive me, - indeed, I Should consider myself to be remiss in the performance of my duty, if I did not take occasion at this time to glance briefly at some of the facts and incidents connected with the history of this Society. 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.

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Excerpt from Oration Delivered Before the City Council and Citizens of Boston, on the One Hundred and Fourth Anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence, July 5, 1880 I thank you, Mr. Mayor, for your selection of a subject when you invited me to speak to you on this occasion. Your indication of your Wishes will render this selection not invidious; and my treatment will not seem partial, or particular, by reason of a choice from out a galaxy of heroes and statesmen, among whom one star only differeth from another star in glory. In that Pantheon of departed heroes, the old hall of the National Capitol at Washington, to which each State has been invited by Congress to contribute two representatives of her history, Massachusetts has, Within a few years, placed two noble statues, - the one is of John Winthrop, as most worthily represent ing our early colonial period; the other of Samuel Adams, the personification of the Revolution. It has been said that your Legislature hesitated long be tween the latter and his more distinguished kinsman, John Adams, the second President of the United States. 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.

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