The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 17Issued under the auspices of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States, 1905 |
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... road . About five tons of powder , and some made ammunition at magazine . Some small proportion of the linens , cloths , etc. , in the public store . Some quartermasters ' stores ; the principal articles was one hundred and twenty sides ...
... road . About five tons of powder , and some made ammunition at magazine . Some small proportion of the linens , cloths , etc. , in the public store . Some quartermasters ' stores ; the principal articles was one hundred and twenty sides ...
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... road I should be liable to fall in with the enemy , I went through the woods , and joined my family at the house of a friend , where we dined . Would it be believed , were it not known , that this flight from a troop of horse , whose ...
... road I should be liable to fall in with the enemy , I went through the woods , and joined my family at the house of a friend , where we dined . Would it be believed , were it not known , that this flight from a troop of horse , whose ...
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... road , he plunged into the woods of the ad- joining mountain , where being at once safe , he proceeded to overtake his family . This is the famous adventure of Carter's mountain , which has been so often resounded through the slanderous ...
... road , he plunged into the woods of the ad- joining mountain , where being at once safe , he proceeded to overtake his family . This is the famous adventure of Carter's mountain , which has been so often resounded through the slanderous ...
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... road leads through an avenue of trees , eight American miles long , in a right line . It is impossible to paint the ennui of this avenue . Or the summits of the hills which border the volicy in which Vitteaux is , there is a parapet of ...
... road leads through an avenue of trees , eight American miles long , in a right line . It is impossible to paint the ennui of this avenue . Or the summits of the hills which border the volicy in which Vitteaux is , there is a parapet of ...
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... road in this part of the country is divided into portions of forty or fifty feet by stones , numbered , which mark the task of the laborers . March 7 and 8. From la Baraque to Chagny . On the left are plains which extend to the Saone ...
... road in this part of the country is divided into portions of forty or fifty feet by stones , numbered , which mark the task of the laborers . March 7 and 8. From la Baraque to Chagny . On the left are plains which extend to the Saone ...
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Page 434 - ... full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear : full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air. some village Hampden that with dauntless breast the little tyrant of his fields withstood, some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.
Page 374 - States and of amendments thereto, they constituted a general government for special purposes, delegated to that government certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self-government; and that whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force...
Page 426 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove: But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No withered witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew! The red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little...
Page vi - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God...
Page 407 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page xli - Yet I doubt not thro' the ages one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widen'd with the process of the suns.
Page 432 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Page iii - ... by doing them all the good in my power, and to be instrumental to the happiness and freedom of all. Relying, then, on the patronage of your good will, I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make. And may that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and prosperity.
Page 473 - I served with General Washington in the legislature of Virginia, before the Revolution, and, during it, with Dr. Franklin in Congress. I never heard either of them speak ten minutes at a time, nor to any but the main point which was to decide the question.
Page 384 - States (not merely in cases made federal) but in all cases whatsoever, by laws made, not with their consent, but by others against their consent: That this would be to surrender the form of government we have chosen, and to live under one deriving its powers from its own will, and not from our authority...