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... productions of the first order . It is presumptuous in me , whose labors and studies have been so long devoted to other objects , to speak in the presence of those whom I see before me , of the dignity and importance of History , in its ...
... productions of the first order . It is presumptuous in me , whose labors and studies have been so long devoted to other objects , to speak in the presence of those whom I see before me , of the dignity and importance of History , in its ...
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... productions of the human mind . If it requires less of invention than that , it is not behind it in dignity and importance . The province of the Epic is the poetical narrative of real or supposed events , and the representation of real ...
... productions of the human mind . If it requires less of invention than that , it is not behind it in dignity and importance . The province of the Epic is the poetical narrative of real or supposed events , and the representation of real ...
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... production , which has unity of design , like a work of statuary or of painting , and keeps con- stantly in view one great end or result . Its parts , there- fore , are to be properly adjusted and ... productions . With all the variety 7.
... production , which has unity of design , like a work of statuary or of painting , and keeps con- stantly in view one great end or result . Its parts , there- fore , are to be properly adjusted and ... productions . With all the variety 7.
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... productions of ancient and of modern times , have been written with equal fidelity to one leading thought or purpose . It has been said by Lord Bolingbroke , that " History is Philosophy teaching by example ; " and , before Bo ...
... productions of ancient and of modern times , have been written with equal fidelity to one leading thought or purpose . It has been said by Lord Bolingbroke , that " History is Philosophy teaching by example ; " and , before Bo ...
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... productions of antiquity . It contains sen- timents and excites emotions , congenial to the minds of all lovers of liberty , in all regions and at all times . It exhibits a strong and ardent attachment to country , which true patriots ...
... productions of antiquity . It contains sen- timents and excites emotions , congenial to the minds of all lovers of liberty , in all regions and at all times . It exhibits a strong and ardent attachment to country , which true patriots ...
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Page 29 - And ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse ; Such* as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes, with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed and giddy cunning ; The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That Orpheus...
Page 8 - There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased : The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life ; which in their seeds, And weak beginnings lie intreasured. Such things become the hatch and brood of time...
Page 42 - We, the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise, that we will, to the utmost of our power, at the risK of our lives and fortunes, with arms, oppose the hostile proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies.
Page 44 - When your lordships look at the papers, transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 29 - Sheer o'er the crystal battlements : from morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day ; and with the setting sun Dropt from the zenith like a falling star...
Page 46 - Ham. Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting-, That would not let me sleep : methought, I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes.* Rashly, And prais'd be rashness for it, — Let us know, Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well, When our deep plots do pall : and that should teach us. There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.* Hor.
Page 44 - I must declare and avow, that, in all my reading and observation, and it has been my favorite study, — I have read ''• Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that, for solidity of reasoning, force of ''"sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a "'" complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men, can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Page 47 - UNBORN ages and visions of glory crowd upon my soul, the realization of all which, however, is in the hands and good pleasure of Almighty God ; but, under his divine blessing, it will be dependent on the character and the virtues of ourselves, and of our posterity. If classical history has been found to be, is now, and shall continue to be, the concomitant5 of free instituticiis, and of popular eloquence, what a field is opening to 08 for another Herod'otus,' another Thucydides,
Page 39 - Massachusetts Bay, to the execution of the late acts of parliament; and if the same shall be attempted to be carried into execution by force, in such case, all America ought to support them in their opposition.
Page 53 - All the good, whether learned or unlearned, high or low, rich or poor, feel this day that there is one treasure common to them all, and that is the fame of Washington. They all recount...