The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, Том 2Harper & Bros., 1852 - Всего страниц: 30 |
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... interest of the Americans to con- tinue faithful allies and warm friends . Surely that can never be effected by fleets and ar- Instead of meditating conquest and exhausting our strength in an ineffectual struggle , we should , wisely ...
... interest of the Americans to con- tinue faithful allies and warm friends . Surely that can never be effected by fleets and ar- Instead of meditating conquest and exhausting our strength in an ineffectual struggle , we should , wisely ...
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... interest except as showing the locality of the forts of the Revolution . XIII . At Nook's HILL , near South Boston Bridge , the last breast - work was thrown up by the Americans before the flight of the British . It was the menacing ...
... interest except as showing the locality of the forts of the Revolution . XIII . At Nook's HILL , near South Boston Bridge , the last breast - work was thrown up by the Americans before the flight of the British . It was the menacing ...
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... interest within and around Norwich . We went to the plain and the upper town by the road that passes along the margin of the Yan- tic , to the once romantic falls near the mouth of that river . The natural beauties of this cascade were ...
... interest within and around Norwich . We went to the plain and the upper town by the road that passes along the margin of the Yan- tic , to the once romantic falls near the mouth of that river . The natural beauties of this cascade were ...
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... interest . He said he distinctly remembered the circumstance of quite a large body of men going from Norwich to New Haven , in 1765 , to assist in compelling In- The following is a copy of the inscription : " SAMUEL HUNTINGTON , Esq ...
... interest . He said he distinctly remembered the circumstance of quite a large body of men going from Norwich to New Haven , in 1765 , to assist in compelling In- The following is a copy of the inscription : " SAMUEL HUNTINGTON , Esq ...
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... interest connected with the burning of New London and the massacre at Groton . Here was Fort Griswold ; there were Fort Trumbull and the city ; and yonder , dwindling to the stature of a chessman , was the light- house , by whose beacon ...
... interest connected with the burning of New London and the massacre at Groton . Here was Fort Griswold ; there were Fort Trumbull and the city ; and yonder , dwindling to the stature of a chessman , was the light- house , by whose beacon ...
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Стр. 503 - 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!
Стр. 548 - 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: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Стр. 249 - 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. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR.
Стр. 502 - Our petitions have been slighted ; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded, and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne!
Стр. 278 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected ; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Стр. 279 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Стр. 502 - The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable, and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace! peace!
Стр. 279 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
Стр. 279 - For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world; For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent; For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury; For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses...
Стр. 502 - 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.