A Calm Review of the Inaugural Address of Prof. Charles a Briggs (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Calm Review of the Inaugural Address of Prof. Charles a BriggsIt speaks for itself, and in a manner that cannot fail to command extensive interest. Many of its suggestions are deserving of large respect, many of its sentences sparkle with genius, the glow of a high enthusiasm, like the pas sion for battle, mantles most of its pages. Though not always free from rhetorical faults, it exhibits in general marked skill in style and diction, it shows extensive, though not always well-digested learning, it manifests theological acumen and vigor, though sometimes betraying a lack of discrimination and of depth, it everywhere reveals admi rable ardor and earnestness, even in some instances at the sacrifice of discretion. It introduces the reader to a wide and interesting, though somewhat multifarious collection of material, but fails in some degree to organize such material into full unity and compactness it is too much a congeries or compilation - too little a single, well-developed, vital whole. All in all, however, it will not only take its place fitly among the brightest productions from the fertile pen of its author, but also rank high in the general list of inau gural discourses of this class.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.