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... ment , under the events of an In- dian war , at one time threatening serious disasters , though finally concluded highly to the advantage of the company : under the events likewise of the present European war , which , during four years ...
... ment , under the events of an In- dian war , at one time threatening serious disasters , though finally concluded highly to the advantage of the company : under the events likewise of the present European war , which , during four years ...
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... ment was not present ; but at the only meeting of general officers he was present , and delivered the opinion above stated in their hear ing . He had been accused of forget- ting to summons the town : the Summons was ready ; but , on re ...
... ment was not present ; but at the only meeting of general officers he was present , and delivered the opinion above stated in their hear ing . He had been accused of forget- ting to summons the town : the Summons was ready ; but , on re ...
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... ment ought never to have inter- fered : the committees had trusted to ignorant self - sufficient men , who had completely misled them . He next adverted to the catholic ques- tion , and seemed to think it had been prematurely agitated ...
... ment ought never to have inter- fered : the committees had trusted to ignorant self - sufficient men , who had completely misled them . He next adverted to the catholic ques- tion , and seemed to think it had been prematurely agitated ...
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... expeditions of this country never imputed any mis- management to the French govern- ment , though no less than four of their attempts upon Ireland had failed : failed : nobody blamed the enemy for the many fatal 82 BRITISH AND.
... expeditions of this country never imputed any mis- management to the French govern- ment , though no less than four of their attempts upon Ireland had failed : failed : nobody blamed the enemy for the many fatal 82 BRITISH AND.
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... ment , it was sufficient reason to institute an inquiry into the state of the nation . He would willingly have passed over in silence every thing which related to his own personal conduct ; but the question involved the honour of that ...
... ment , it was sufficient reason to institute an inquiry into the state of the nation . He would willingly have passed over in silence every thing which related to his own personal conduct ; but the question involved the honour of that ...
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Página 199 - All too will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable ; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Página 201 - ... in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics, from which is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism; a welldisciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that...
Página 41 - ... and perspicuity, which had ever marked his character, till long after the action was over, when he fainted through weakness and loss of blood. Were it permitted for a soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person; but it is some .consolation to those who tenderly loved him, that as his life was honorable, so was his death glorious.
Página 200 - And let us reflect that having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions.
Página 199 - Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence of that portion of my fellowcitizens which is here assembled to express my grateful thanks for the favor with which they have been pleased to look toward me, to declare a sincere consciousness that the task is above my talents...
Página 119 - ... turrets sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was improved, by what assistance it was executed, and from what stores the materials were collected ; whether its founder dug them from the quarries of Nature, or demolished other buildings to embellish his own.
Página 200 - During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore; that this should be more felt and feared by some and less by others, and should divide opinions as to measures of safety.
Página 250 - And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Página 199 - ... industry, engaged in commerce with nations who feel power and forget right, advancing rapidly to destinies beyond the reach of mortal eye; when I contemplate these transcendent objects, and see the honor, the happiness, and the hopes of this beloved country committed to the issue and the auspices of this day, I shrink from the contemplation, and humble myself before the magnitude of the undertaking.
Página 43 - An ancient clergyman of Dorsetshire, Dr. Wright, found John Milton in a small chamber, hung with rusty green, sitting in an elbow chair, and dressed neatly in black; pale, but not cadaverous ; his hands and fingers gouty, and with chalk-stones.