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An oration pronounced at Cambridge, before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa. August 27, 1824.
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| Title: | An oration pronounced at Cambridge, before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa. August 27, 1824. |
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| Name(s): |
Everett, Edward 1794-1865 Everett, Oliver |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Speech | |
| Date Created: | 1824 | |
| Publisher: | Oliver Everett, 13 Cornhill | |
| Place of Publication: | Boston, MA | |
| Physical Form: | online resource | |
| Extent: | 67, [1] pages ; 24 cm | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | By Edward Everett. Published by request. Cover title: Everett's oration. First printing, with date "August 27" rather than "August 26" on title page, and without copyright statement. Delivered in the presence of the marquis de Lafayette, on Aug. 26, 1824. "Press of the North American Review."--Title-page verso. "Note. A few passages, omitted in the delivering of this Address, on account of its length, are inserted in the printed copy."--Page [4]. Last page blank. Includes bibliographical references. FAU copy imperfect: cover missing; appears to have been trimmed to 23 cm. On the theme "The peculiar motives to intellectual exertion in America." | |
| Identifier: | fauwsb9f35 (IID) | |
| Physical Location: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B9F35 | |
| Collection: | Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections | |
| Subject(s): |
America -- Intellectual life Nationalism and literature -- Europe Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century Phi Beta Kappa Massachusetts Alpha (Harvard University) United States -- Territorial expansion |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb9f35 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
