Fourth of July Oration, 1923. By Rev. Charles W. Lyons, S. J. In the evolution of any life, whether it be that of an individual or of that corporate moral union we know as society, there are times when it seems fitting and proper to pause from the whirl of incessant activities, turn aside from accustomed line of thought, and let the mind run sweetly and lovingly over a treasured past. And today our beloved country, in the fulness of her achievement, with the memories of one hundred and forty-sev

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For the Anniversary of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. Note. —The Fifth of March orations were published in handsome quarto editions, now very scarce; also collected in book form in 1785 and again in 1807. The oration of 1776 was delivered in Watertown. 1771.— Lovell, James. 1772.— Warren, Joseph. [2] 1773.— Church, Benjamin. [B] 1774.— Hancock, John. [A] [2] 1775.— Warren, Joseph. 1776.— Thacher, Peter. 1777.— Hichborn, Benjamin. 1778.— Austin, Jonathan Williams. 1779.— Tudor, William. 1780