 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Northwest, Old - 1875 - 958 pages
...Here is buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia." "It is," said Senator Chase, "an appropriate inscription, and worthily commemorates distinguished services.... | |
 | Edward King - History - 1875 - 828 pages
...tomb: " Here Lies Buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom And Father of the University of Virginia." The University at Charlottesville is Jefferson's noblest monument. So long as it endures, the admirers... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - Anthologies - 1875 - 868 pages
...Here lies buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia. WILLIAM HOGARTH. G-arrick's epitaph on Hogarth at Chiswick is well known That written by Dr. Johnson... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Bowen - America - 1876 - 210 pages
...inscription: HERE LIES THOMAS JEFFERSON: Author of the Declaration of Independence; of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom; and Father of the University of Virginia. Benjamin Harrison, chairman of the Committee that reported the Declaration, was descended from the... | |
 | Caroline Wells Healey Dall - African Americans - 1876 - 306 pages
...wrote for his own tomb?" said Willie : " 'Author of the Declaration of Indc•pcndcncc, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.' " "You see," said mamma, "that he said nothing about being President. He ought to have added, however,... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1876 - 894 pages
...tomb preferred to be remembered as the " author of the Declaration of Independence and of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the university of Virginia." The government of the university is vested in a board of visitors composed of a rector and eight members.... | |
 | Luigi Marco Bassani - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 220 pages
...Here vvas buried/ Thomas Jefferson/ Author of the Declaration of American Independence/ Of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom/ And Father of the University of Virginia. 204 Bibliografia Essenziale FONTI PRIMARIE JEFFERSON, Th., IM Dichiarazione di indipendenza degli Stati... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 376 pages
...Here was Buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of American Independence Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom And Father of the University of Virginia Several hundred miles away, Jefferson's compatriot and friend from Revolutionary War days, John Adams,... | |
 | Tieman H. Dippel, Jr., Tieman H. Dippel - Business & Economics - 2003 - 304 pages
...go south of here to Monticello and you look at his grave, the tombstone says something very simple, "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration...the Statutes of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and the Father of the University of Virginia." It doesn't say that he was President, Ambassador to France,... | |
 | Lon Cantor - History - 2003 - 244 pages
...for his writing skill. His epitaph, written by Jefferson himself, tells what he was most proud of: "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." The son of a... | |
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Here was buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of The Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia. 
