The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-20

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the third and fourth voyages Of Co.
iumbus, resulting in the discovery Of
ooutn arnegca - and many, OF the
brightest deeds of Webster Beacons-
nefu, Jefferson, John. Adams, Benja.
min Franklin, and Martin Luther. 10
this period belong many hof the
worlo 5 most splendid paintings. in
music some of the rarest fabrics OF
Wagner, Haydn, Verdi and o Gounod
are the fruitage of this period. In
general literature, philosophy, and
science many Of the most imposing
perrol mances have been achieved by
authors between 10 and 10, prornin.
ent among these we find many of the
best composition OF Cerventes, Schop-
ennauer, Hugo, John Stuart Mil,
Bereley, Mommsen, voltaire, Ruskin,
Emerson, and Francis Bacon. Espe-
cial mention should be made of Mich
elet's great history of France, Dry.
den's ode on St. Cecilia's day, Mil
toms Paradise Regained and Samson
Agonistes, Edmund Burke's Reflec.
lions on the Revolution in France,
and Sir Richard Buttons translation
of Arabian Nights, source Of in
finite delight to every English-speali-
ing fireside.
Coming now to the deeds of men
between 80 and so we find many vi
the most far-reachisg ACHE, ements
OF all history. Between SO and 20
Columbus made his first voyages OF
American discovery, perhaps The
NEST important single events in hui
man records; Marlborough won Blen.
neim, Morse invented the telegraph,
Richelieu reconstructed France, Gaze
sar corrected the calendar and
wrote his Commentaries, Cromwell
established the protectorate, Lincoln
issued the emancipation procla,na.
ton, Bright instituted his reforms,
Loyola founded his great society, JET.
ferson the Democracy, Knox accomp.
lished a great religious revolution,
Wyclif and Luther translated the
Bible and brought. its eternal truths
tu-the hearts and bhearths Of the Eng
lsi. and German masses, Schi:emann
made his most notable excavations
Hunter gave a fundamental impetus
to surgery. Kepler contrived his Ia.
BILE of logarithms, Chesterfield bis
system of social ethics, Hegel and
Lotze their >systsms OF philosophy,
Leibnitz founded the Academy OF
Berlin, Penn negotiated his famous
treaty with the Indians, Washington
became the first President of the
United States, Robert Z. Lee made
the confederate resistance sublime,
| Herschel invented the rejecting tele
scope, Canning and Peel performtd
their most brilliant labors, Burke de-
vised his India bill and secured the
Impeachment of Warren Hastings
Garibaldi became the ruler Of Italy.
Between so and so Leidy made his
most valuable contributions to biol.
ogy, Cuvler to natural history; Copper
nicus wrote his great treatise on the
revolution of celestial bodies, Adam
Smith his Wealth of Nations, the
foundation of modern political sci
ence. Between 80 and 60 Plato and
Aristotle gave their principal crea-
| tons to the world. Between so and
co Kant wrote the Critique of Pure
Reason, Becon and Novanum Organ
lm, and Locke the Essay ON the Hu
man Understanding, each of these
three great works being veritable piJ
lars of modern learning and progress.
Between so and 60 were written Bun.
vans Holy War and the second part
of Pilgrims Progress, Boswell's Life
of Johnson, De Foes Robinson Cru.
soc, Dante's Divine Comedy, Millions
Paradise Lost, Chaucers Canterbury
Tales, the first part of Cervantess
Don Quixote, the second part being
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS