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 Country |
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... afterwards agreed to as amendments , and form , at present , a part of that instrument . In 1789 , he was elected lieutenant governor of the state of Massachusetts , and continued to fill that office till 1794 , when he was chosen ...
... afterwards agreed to as amendments , and form , at present , a part of that instrument . In 1789 , he was elected lieutenant governor of the state of Massachusetts , and continued to fill that office till 1794 , when he was chosen ...
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... afterwards , he was admitted to the bar , and commenced business in his native place , but soon removed to Boston , and engaged arduously in the duties of his profession . An occasion here offered to exhibit the peculiar firmness of his ...
... afterwards , he was admitted to the bar , and commenced business in his native place , but soon removed to Boston , and engaged arduously in the duties of his profession . An occasion here offered to exhibit the peculiar firmness of his ...
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... afterwards carried into execution . Such was the humiliation to which general Arnold was reduced , in consequence of yielding to the tempta- tions of pride and vanity , and indulging himself in the pleasures of a sumptuous table and ...
... afterwards carried into execution . Such was the humiliation to which general Arnold was reduced , in consequence of yielding to the tempta- tions of pride and vanity , and indulging himself in the pleasures of a sumptuous table and ...
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... afterwards , though resistance had ceased . An officer of the con- quering troops inquired , on his entering the fort , who commanded . Colonel Ledyard , presenting his sword , answered , “ I did , but you do now ; " and was imme ...
... afterwards , though resistance had ceased . An officer of the con- quering troops inquired , on his entering the fort , who commanded . Colonel Ledyard , presenting his sword , answered , “ I did , but you do now ; " and was imme ...
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... afterwards lord Mulgrave . The pe- culiar dangers to which such an undertaking was ex- posed , induced the government , to take extraordinary precautions in'fitting out and preparing the vessels , and selecting the crews , and a ...
... afterwards lord Mulgrave . The pe- culiar dangers to which such an undertaking was ex- posed , induced the government , to take extraordinary precautions in'fitting out and preparing the vessels , and selecting the crews , and a ...
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Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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?
Page 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.
Page 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?
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.