The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries, Volume 3John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond A. S. Barnes., 1879 - United States |
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... Letters of Washington , now for the first time published ( seventy ) , 1754 to 1780 ( nineteen ) 1780 to 1781 , 81 89 91 96 ... Letter of December 9. 1508 ; 2. Biographical 182 sketch of Vespucius ; 3. Signature of Vespucius ,. 193 The ...
... Letters of Washington , now for the first time published ( seventy ) , 1754 to 1780 ( nineteen ) 1780 to 1781 , 81 89 91 96 ... Letter of December 9. 1508 ; 2. Biographical 182 sketch of Vespucius ; 3. Signature of Vespucius ,. 193 The ...
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... letter from the New York delegates in Continental Congress was read , inclosing the Declar- ation of Independence signed by John Hancock , President of Congress . The letter and Declaration were referred to a committee , which in the ...
... letter from the New York delegates in Continental Congress was read , inclosing the Declar- ation of Independence signed by John Hancock , President of Congress . The letter and Declaration were referred to a committee , which in the ...
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... letter to Penn , describing the scene which Occurred in New York in 1774 on the appointment of the Committee of Correspondence , will understand his disposition to control the electoral franchise . In that letter he expresses his fear ...
... letter to Penn , describing the scene which Occurred in New York in 1774 on the appointment of the Committee of Correspondence , will understand his disposition to control the electoral franchise . In that letter he expresses his fear ...
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... letter has every ap- pearance of authenticity , but how and by what authority it became public I do not know . In the motives which prompt this letter , and in the long and uninterrupted friendship that subsisted between our Fathers ...
... letter has every ap- pearance of authenticity , but how and by what authority it became public I do not know . In the motives which prompt this letter , and in the long and uninterrupted friendship that subsisted between our Fathers ...
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... Letter and the motions were committed and a Report brought in , which had been two days under consid- eration , when the arrival of a vessel from Cadiz , with Letters from Count d'Estaing and the Marquis de La Fayette , announced the ...
... Letter and the motions were committed and a Report brought in , which had been two days under consid- eration , when the arrival of a vessel from Cadiz , with Letters from Count d'Estaing and the Marquis de La Fayette , announced the ...
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Page 736 - O'er Angostura's plain — And long the pitying sky has wept Above its mouldering slain. The raven's scream, or eagle's flight, Or shepherd's pensive lay, Alone awakes each sullen height That frowned o'er that dread fray. Sons of the Dark and Bloody Ground, Ye must not slumber there, Where stranger steps and tongues resound Along the heedless air; Your own proud land's...
Page 736 - THE muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo ; No more on Life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Page 479 - Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast; and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America, are to be either drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?^ CHAPTER XXXVIII.
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Page 150 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 500 - This is a decisive moment ; one of the most, I will go further, and say, the most important America has seen. The court of France has made a glorious effort for our deliverance, and if we disappoint its intentions by our supineness, we must become contemptible in the eyes of all mankind, nor can we after that venture to confide that our allies will persist in an attempt to establish what, it will appear, we want inclination or ability to assist them in.
Page 151 - Hook. The whole company followed in mute and solemn procession, with dejected countenances, testifying feelings of delicious melancholy, which no language can describe. Having entered the barge, he turned to the company, and, waving his hat, bid them a silent adieu.
Page 708 - And on, still on, our column kept Through walls of flame its withering way ; Where fell the dead the living stept, Still charging on the guns which swept The slippery streets of Monterey.
Page 344 - I feel myself eased of a load of public care. I hope to spend the remainder of my days in cultivating the affections of good men, and in the practice of the domestic virtues.
Page 1 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.