Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions

America ancient arms army arts behold beneath blessings blood Boston British British army called cause century character Charlestown civilized coast colonies commemorate commencement Committee of Safety Congress Connecticut river connexion constitution continent Deerfield diffusion discovery duty effect England established Europe existence Faneuil Hall fathers favor feelings fellow citizens fortune France French French Revolution friends Greece hand happy heart honor human hundred improvement independence Indians influence institutions intellectual interest John Harvard knowledge labor Lafayette land Lexington liberty living Massachusetts men's party ment mighty military mind moral nations native nature never New-England occasion party passed patriotic peace political population portion possessed present principles progress prosperity pursuit region Revolution river Samuel Adams savage settlement society soil Spain spirit spot thing thousand tion town tribes United venerable Washington