The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All Nations and All Ages, Volume 6Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton F. Finley & Company, 1895 |
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... friends returned to their British allegiance . But Washington , learn- ing that the hired Hessians held the most advanced post of the • British army at Trenton , seized the boats along the Delaware and crossed it on Christmas night ...
... friends returned to their British allegiance . But Washington , learn- ing that the hired Hessians held the most advanced post of the • British army at Trenton , seized the boats along the Delaware and crossed it on Christmas night ...
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... friends . He died that same night of acute laryngitis . His last words were , " It is well . " He was buried on his estate at Mount Vernon . The homestead and grounds were eventually pur- chased by a National association of ladies ...
... friends . He died that same night of acute laryngitis . His last words were , " It is well . " He was buried on his estate at Mount Vernon . The homestead and grounds were eventually pur- chased by a National association of ladies ...
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... friends who lingered by his side to provide for their own safety . He declared his resolution of leaving his own ... friendship towards his chief that did not permit him to desert him for a moment while life remained . It was about five ...
... friends who lingered by his side to provide for their own safety . He declared his resolution of leaving his own ... friendship towards his chief that did not permit him to desert him for a moment while life remained . It was about five ...
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... friend and foe alike deemed invincible . With little interruption , the march was continued through that night and the ensuing day , till , at 10 P. M. on the 10th of July , they came to Gist's plantation , where , early on the 11th ...
... friend and foe alike deemed invincible . With little interruption , the march was continued through that night and the ensuing day , till , at 10 P. M. on the 10th of July , they came to Gist's plantation , where , early on the 11th ...
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... Friends . The Americans being nearest , reached it first , and formed behind a hedge fence which extended along a slope in front of the house ; whence , being chiefly armed with rifles , they opened a destructive fire . It was returned ...
... Friends . The Americans being nearest , reached it first , and formed behind a hedge fence which extended along a slope in front of the house ; whence , being chiefly armed with rifles , they opened a destructive fire . It was returned ...
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Page 42 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence. A diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which however was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme Power of the Union, and the patronage of Heaven.
Page 281 - Edward, lo ! to sudden fate (Weave we the woof. The thread is spun.) Half of thy heart we consecrate. (The web is wove. The work is done.) Stay, oh stay!
Page 116 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the UNION be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 66 - Honour, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them, if we basely entail hereditary bondage upon them. Our cause is just. Our union is perfect. Our internal resources are great, and, if necessary, foreign assistance is undoubtedly attainable.
Page 67 - Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will, in defiance of every hazard, with unabating firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of our liberties ; being with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves.
Page 66 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Page 63 - But a reverence for our great Creator, principles of humanity, and the dictates of common sense, must convince all those who reflect upon the subject, that government was instituted to promote the welfare of mankind, and ought to be administered for the attainment of that end.
Page 35 - Union, at a time and place to be agreed upon, to take into consideration the trade of the United States ; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony ; and to report to the several States such an act, relative to this great object, as, when ratified by them, will enable the United States in Congress effectually to provide for the same.
Page 278 - Ode is founded on a tradition current in Wales, that Edward the First, when he completed the conquest of that country, ordered all the Bards that fell into his hands to be put to death.
Page 55 - In his expenses he was honorable, but exact; liberal in contributions to whatever promised utility; but frowning and unyielding on all visionary projects and all unworthy calls on his charity. His heart was not warm in its affections; but he exactly calculated every man's value, and gave him a solid esteem proportioned to it.