An oration, delivered, at the request of the Society of [phi]BK , in the chapel of Harvard College, on the day of their anniversary, July 19, 1798. By John Thornton Kirkland.

The ruling passion  an occasional poem. Written by the appointment of the society of the [Phi] B K, and spoken, on their anniversary, in the chapel of the university, Cambridge, July 20, 1797. By Thomas Paine, A.M. Published according to act of Congress.

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An oration, delivered, at the request of the Society of [phi]BK , in the chapel of Harvard College, on the day of their anniversary, July 19, 1798. By John Thornton Kirkland.

The ruling passion an occasional poem. Written by the appointment of the society of the [Phi] B K, and spoken, on their anniversary, in the chapel of the university, Cambridge, July 20, 1797. By Thomas Paine, A.M. Published according to act of Congress.