Lives of the Departed Heroes, Sages, and Statesmen of America: Confined Exclusively to Those who Have Signalized Themselves in Either Capacity, in the Revolutionary War which Obtained the Independence of Their CountryJ. Gladding, 1834 - 400 páginas |
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... period to a long and doubtful contest , stops the effusion of human blood , opens the prospect to a more splendid scene , and , like another morning star , promises the approach of a brighter day than hath hitherto illuminated the ...
... period to a long and doubtful contest , stops the effusion of human blood , opens the prospect to a more splendid scene , and , like another morning star , promises the approach of a brighter day than hath hitherto illuminated the ...
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... period earlier than could have been expected , ) of the object for which we contended , against so formidable a power , cannot but inspire us with astonishment and gratitude . The disadvantageous circumstances on our part , under which ...
... period earlier than could have been expected , ) of the object for which we contended , against so formidable a power , cannot but inspire us with astonishment and gratitude . The disadvantageous circumstances on our part , under which ...
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... period put to all our warlike toils ? It is universally acknowledged that the enlarged pros- pects of happiness , opened by the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty , almost exceeds the power of description : And shall not ...
... period put to all our warlike toils ? It is universally acknowledged that the enlarged pros- pects of happiness , opened by the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty , almost exceeds the power of description : And shall not ...
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... of this proposition , and thus evinced , at this period of his life , his attachment to the liberties of the people . While he was a student 1 his father allowed him a regular stipend . Of this. LIVES , & c . Adams, Samuel Laurens, Henry ...
... of this proposition , and thus evinced , at this period of his life , his attachment to the liberties of the people . While he was a student 1 his father allowed him a regular stipend . Of this. LIVES , & c . Adams, Samuel Laurens, Henry ...
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... period he laid the foundation of public confi- dence and esteem . It may be proper to mention that his first office in the town was that of tax - gatherer , which the opposite party in politics often alluded to , and in their ...
... period he laid the foundation of public confi- dence and esteem . It may be proper to mention that his first office in the town was that of tax - gatherer , which the opposite party in politics often alluded to , and in their ...
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Página 215 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room, for hope. If we wish to be free ; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending' ; if we mean not basely to abandon, the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never, to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained', we must fight,! I repeat it,, sir, WE...
Página 237 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Página 214 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?
Página 158 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Página 213 - Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
Página 158 - During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, " Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 139 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Página 42 - ... you have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Página 41 - While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the war.
Página 376 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.