" Banish the self debasing principles, and scorn the disingenuity of readers. Humility has depressed many a genius into a hermit" : commencement essay, 1793
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1793
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| Resumo |
Two-page handwritten essay composed for the July 17, 1793 Harvard University Commencement by an unattributed author. The title is a quote from William Shenstone's essay "On Allowing Merit in Others." The essay begins, "Notwithstanding Philosophers have ever considered the human mind as a simple being..." The item was originally cataloged as "Commencement Essays, 1793" (call number: HUC 6793) with additional essays by Ward Cotton (HUM 71), Joseph Stowers (HUM 72), and Samuel Farrar (HUM 73). |
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.01 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identificador |
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:14028596 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/50403043?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:14028596 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/12657364 |
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eng |
| Publicador |
Harvard University Archives |
| Palavras-Chave | #Oratory--Students--18th century--Sources #Harvard College (1636-1780).--Class of 1793. #Baccalaureate addresses--Harvard College (1636-1780)--18th century #Education, Higher--Massachusetts |
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Orations-Massachusetts-18th century. |
