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 Address of 1923, vsrhich ‘ leads ’ the opening section, has effectually stolen a march upon most of its forerunners and is bound to shine out resplendent in the annals of that august Body as a golden classic at once more than worthy of the occasion and possessed of more than occasional worth. Delivered as from ■“ a Pisgah-height vision of that Promised Land towards which, in humble imitation of shining exemplars, he has striven in his day to direct a succession of pilgrim steps ; and listened to with reverent raj)tur ; amidst phenomenal silence by the vast asseinblage of “ the lateft — the freshest and briglitest — jewels of the motherland, the youngist and. therefore, the dean^st of the daughters and sons of BharatamatU, ” this memorable message of felicitation and counsel was feted at the time with an unbroken peal of harmonious plaudit^ by all ^the Dailies of the Presidency. If precision, however, so demand it, then may bo permitted a passing roftmence, by way of exception, to solitary Swaraj ya's ‘scrannel pipe’ upon embittered lips. As against the self-betrayed mendacity of that