An Oration Delivered On the 22d of February 1813 At Washington Hall in the Cit
An Oration Delivered On the 22d of February 1813 At Washington Hall in the Cit
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Like natural fire, if party spirit be watch ed over and controlled, there can be little doubt of its utility. But the flame which burns so mildly on the hearth, may burst forth into a conflagration, and spreading its sheeted brightness on the darkness of night, become the beacon of terror. If. We could confine the strife of party within the limits of fair ar gument ; if we could lay down laws which it would not dare to transgress, what is the worst of masters, might become a useful servant. The... contest of par ties would then resemble, not so much the fights of gladiators, as the logical disputes of the schools ; and the champions skilled in all the thrusts and parries of the forum, would cause neither anxiety nor alarm. Other contests have their laws. There are certain things which it is considered disgraceful to do in war, and which are therefore never done. Even the rude and plundering clans, who formerly lived in a state of constant hostility on the borders of England and Scotland, had their laws of honour, which, if we may believe the poet, they faithfully observed : " His buckler scarce in breadth a span, No larger fence had he ; He never counted him a man Would strike below the knee.
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Like natural fire, if party spirit be watch ed over and controlled, there can be little doubt of its utility. But the flame which burns so mildly on the hearth, may burst forth into a conflagration, and spreading its sheeted brightness on the darkness of night, become the beacon of terror. If. We could confine the strife of party within the limits of fair ar gument ; if we could lay down laws which it would not dare to transgress, what is the worst of masters, might become a useful servant. The... contest of par ties would then resemble, not so much the fights of gladiators, as the logical disputes of the schools ; and the champions skilled in all the thrusts and parries of the forum, would cause neither anxiety nor alarm. Other contests have their laws. There are certain things which it is considered disgraceful to do in war, and which are therefore never done. Even the rude and plundering clans, who formerly lived in a state of constant hostility on the borders of England and Scotland, had their laws of honour, which, if we may believe the poet, they faithfully observed : " His buckler scarce in breadth a span, No larger fence had he ; He never counted him a man Would strike below the knee.
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