Orations: American oratorsP.F. Collier and son, 1900 |
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Стр. 27
... passed . Neither we nor our children can expect to behold its return . They are in the distant regions of futurity ; they exist only in the all - creating power of God , who shall stand here a hundred years hence , to trace , through us ...
... passed . Neither we nor our children can expect to behold its return . They are in the distant regions of futurity ; they exist only in the all - creating power of God , who shall stand here a hundred years hence , to trace , through us ...
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... passing , and soon shall have passed , our own human duration . We bid you welcome to this pleas- ant land of the fathers . We bid you welcome to the health- ful skies and the verdant fields of New England . We greet your accession to ...
... passing , and soon shall have passed , our own human duration . We bid you welcome to this pleas- ant land of the fathers . We bid you welcome to the health- ful skies and the verdant fields of New England . We greet your accession to ...
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... passing , sent his secretary with a message dissolving the General Court . The secretary , finding the door locked , directed the messenger to go in and inform the Speaker that the secretary was at the door with a message from the ...
... passing , sent his secretary with a message dissolving the General Court . The secretary , finding the door locked , directed the messenger to go in and inform the Speaker that the secretary was at the door with a message from the ...
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... passed . Having been discussed on Saturday , the 8th , and Monday , the 10th of June , this resolution was on the last - mentioned day postponed for further consideration to the first day of July ; and at the same time it was voted ...
... passed . Having been discussed on Saturday , the 8th , and Monday , the 10th of June , this resolution was on the last - mentioned day postponed for further consideration to the first day of July ; and at the same time it was voted ...
Стр. 49
... passed the main resolution , Congress pro- ceeded to consider the reported draft of the Declaration . It was discussed on the second , and third , and fourth days of the month , in Committee of the Whole ; and on the last of those days ...
... passed the main resolution , Congress pro- ceeded to consider the reported draft of the Declaration . It was discussed on the second , and third , and fourth days of the month , in Committee of the Whole ; and on the last of those days ...
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Стр. 83 - Canada, acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union; but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
Стр. 329 - Ah ! Gentlemen, that was a dreadful mistake. Such a secret can be safe nowhere. The whole creation of God has neither nook nor corner where the guilty can bestow it, and say it is saf,e.
Стр. 57 - If we fail, it can be no worse for us. But we shall not fail. The cause will raise up armies ; the cause will create navies. The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle. I care not how fickle other people have been found. I know the people of these colonies, and I know that resistance to British aggression is deep and settled in their hearts and cannot be eradicated.
Стр. 56 - I know there is not a man here, who would not rather see a general conflagration sweep over the land, or an earthquake sink it, than one jot or tittle of that plighted faith fall to the ground. For myself, having, twelve 'months ago, in this place, moved you, that George Washington be appointed commander of the forces raised, or to be raised, for defense of American liberty, may my right hand forget her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I hesitate or waver in the support I...
Стр. 307 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law; a law which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Стр. 55 - Are not you, sir, who sit in that chair, is not he, our venerable colleague near you, are you not both already the proscribed...
Стр. 303 - Upon principle, every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective.
Стр. 328 - It is accomplished. The deed is done. He retreats, retraces his steps to the window, passes out through it as he came in, and escapes. He has done the murder ; no eye has seen him, no ear has heard him. The secret is his own, and it is safe I Ah, gentlemen ! that was a dreadful mistake ! Such a secret can be safe nowhere.
Стр. 25 - Let our conceptions be enlarged to the circle of our duties. Let us extend our ideas over the whole of the vast field in which we are called to act. Let our object be our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.
Стр. 328 - ... to the repose of death! It is the assassin's purpose to make sure work; and he plies the dagger, though it is obvious that life has been destroyed by the blow of the bludgeon. He even raises the aged arm...