Oration Pronounced by the Honorable Robert C. Winthrop, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, on the Fourth of July, 1848: On the Occasion of Laying the Corner-stone of the National Monument to the Memory of WashingtonJ. & G.S. Gideon, printers, 1848 - 67 páginas |
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... event . The Board ordered square pieces of the stone to be wrought , labeled , and presented to the several State delegations , to be deposited in the Library or Museum of each State and Territory . They bore the following inscription ...
... event . The Board ordered square pieces of the stone to be wrought , labeled , and presented to the several State delegations , to be deposited in the Library or Museum of each State and Territory . They bore the following inscription ...
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... event of the 4th of July , it is true , Wash- ington would have found no adequate opening for that full career of military and civil glory which has rendered him illustrious forever . But it is equally true , that with- out Washington ...
... event of the 4th of July , it is true , Wash- ington would have found no adequate opening for that full career of military and civil glory which has rendered him illustrious forever . But it is equally true , that with- out Washington ...
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... events which would have given character to an age , have been crowded within the changes of a moon . Interesting , intensely interesting , as these events have been to all who have witnessed them , they have been tenfold more ...
... events which would have given character to an age , have been crowded within the changes of a moon . Interesting , intensely interesting , as these events have been to all who have witnessed them , they have been tenfold more ...
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... events of the day . Mr. Jefferson's " ocean of fire " has , indeed , been al- most realized . A tremendous enginery has covered the sea with smoke and flame . The fiery dragon has ceased to be a fable . The inspired description of ...
... events of the day . Mr. Jefferson's " ocean of fire " has , indeed , been al- most realized . A tremendous enginery has covered the sea with smoke and flame . The fiery dragon has ceased to be a fable . The inspired description of ...
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... his father at the tender age of eleven years , he had a mother left , to whom the world can never over - estimate its debt . And higher , holier still , was the guardianship so signally manifested in more than one event of his 20.
... his father at the tender age of eleven years , he had a mother left , to whom the world can never over - estimate its debt . And higher , holier still , was the guardianship so signally manifested in more than one event of his 20.
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4th of July Alexander Hamilton Alexandria American Baltimore banner blessing Board of Managers BRADLEY Capitol Captain ceremony of laying character cherished citizens Committee of Arrangements Constitution deeds Delegation deposited duty eloquent erected excellent band fame Father feel fellow-citizens FENDALL fire flag Florida Freemason Galveston GENTLEMEN George Wash George Washington GEORGE WATTERSTON glorious glory Grand Lodge Grand Master gratitude hearts heaven HENDERSON holy honor human illustrious ington interesting invitation John Quincy Adams laying the corner-stone liberty M. F. MAURY mankind marble Marshal Masonic memory of Washington ment mony of laying Mount Vernon name of Washington NATIONAL MONUMENT OFFICE National Monument Society occasion orator patriotism peace perpetuate presented President R. W. Grand racter Republic respect respectfully Revolution Sons of Temperance star stone Thee Thou tribute Union United valor veneration virtue Walter Jones Washington Monument Washington National Monument WATTERSTON WINTHROP witness