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... Death of John of Barneveld · Francis Parkman : The Oregon Trail ; literary style ; his plan completed — Hig- ginson's summary of these historians Minor writers : John Gorham Palfrey ; Jeremy Belknap ; Richard Hildreth ; Edwin Percy ...
... Death of John of Barneveld · Francis Parkman : The Oregon Trail ; literary style ; his plan completed — Hig- ginson's summary of these historians Minor writers : John Gorham Palfrey ; Jeremy Belknap ; Richard Hildreth ; Edwin Percy ...
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... death ! " 13. Political writings . Those writers who favored peace and submission to England are no longer remem- Thomas Paine , bered ; those who urged resistance even. PATRICK HENRY MAKING HIS TARQUIN AND CESAR SPEECH THE AUTHORS OF ...
... death ! " 13. Political writings . Those writers who favored peace and submission to England are no longer remem- Thomas Paine , bered ; those who urged resistance even. PATRICK HENRY MAKING HIS TARQUIN AND CESAR SPEECH THE AUTHORS OF ...
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... death he pledged his family to give no sight of his papers and no details of his home life to any future biographer who might ask for them . This is unfortunate , for Cooper was a man who always turned his rough side to the world ; but ...
... death he pledged his family to give no sight of his papers and no details of his home life to any future biographer who might ask for them . This is unfortunate , for Cooper was a man who always turned his rough side to the world ; but ...
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... death and nature . Their verses were often more warm - hearted , more passionate than Bryant's , and often they were easier reading ; but Bryant never lost the place of honor and dignity that he had so fairly earned . He is the Father ...
... death and nature . Their verses were often more warm - hearted , more passionate than Bryant's , and often they were easier reading ; but Bryant never lost the place of honor and dignity that he had so fairly earned . He is the Father ...
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... death of his friend . He himself lived for nearly half a century longer and wrote many poems , but nothing else as good as his lov- ing tribute to Drake , which begins : ― Green be the turf above thee , Friend of my better days ! None ...
... death of his friend . He himself lived for nearly half a century longer and wrote many poems , but nothing else as good as his lov- ing tribute to Drake , which begins : ― Green be the turf above thee , Friend of my better days ! None ...
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Page 202 - THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Page 116 - O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
Page 201 - There is a just God, who presides over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 99 - During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
Page 101 - But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we, Of many far wiser than we ; And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
Page 207 - Still one thing more, fellowcitizens — a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Page 201 - Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Page 199 - 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?
Page 209 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country, for the many honors it has conferred upon me...
Page 75 - Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers.