The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Svazek 1James Herring, James Barton Longacre D. Rice & A.N. Hart, 1854 |
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Strana 4
... period more particularly . Although Virginia had had her share of vexations , which had , at intervals , agitated the colony nearly a century , all had been forgot- ten on the approach of hostile feet ; British and provincial blood had ...
... period more particularly . Although Virginia had had her share of vexations , which had , at intervals , agitated the colony nearly a century , all had been forgot- ten on the approach of hostile feet ; British and provincial blood had ...
Strana 11
... period of six months . After the British forces had obtained possession of New York , their next object had been Philadelphia ; in this they had been hitherto effectually baffled . In the spring of 1777 the attempt was renewed , but all ...
... period of six months . After the British forces had obtained possession of New York , their next object had been Philadelphia ; in this they had been hitherto effectually baffled . In the spring of 1777 the attempt was renewed , but all ...
Strana 14
... period until the summer of 1780 , WASHINGTON was not present at any of the active operations of the war - these being chiefly conducted in the states south of the Chesapeake ; in the mean time , " the wretched policy of short ...
... period until the summer of 1780 , WASHINGTON was not present at any of the active operations of the war - these being chiefly conducted in the states south of the Chesapeake ; in the mean time , " the wretched policy of short ...
Strana 16
... period of his command . With his army in the condition we have stated , ( one half of which dissolved as usual on the first of January , ) the main body of the British army in New York , with the Hudson open to their ships , he yet ...
... period of his command . With his army in the condition we have stated , ( one half of which dissolved as usual on the first of January , ) the main body of the British army in New York , with the Hudson open to their ships , he yet ...
Strana 23
... period , without stepping beyond the limits of our plan , and at last falling short of a satisfactory narrative . Of the sincerity of his opinions , the fact is sufficient that at the call of his country , he surrendered his choice of ...
... period , without stepping beyond the limits of our plan , and at last falling short of a satisfactory narrative . Of the sincerity of his opinions , the fact is sufficient that at the call of his country , he surrendered his choice of ...
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The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Svazek 1 James Herring Úplné zobrazení - 1834 |
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Strana 6 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Strana 1 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Strana 6 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone...
Strana 8 - I shall need too the favor of that Being in whose hands we are, who led our forefathers, as Israel of old, from their native land, and planted them in a country flowing with all the necessaries and comforts of life...
Strana 18 - I cannot help fearing the result of the measure in contemplation, under present circumstances, when I see such a number of men, goaded by a thousand stings of reflection on the past and of anticipation on the future, about to be turned into the world, soured by penury and what they call the ingratitude of the public, involved in debts without one farthing of money to carry them home, after having spent the flower of their days, and many of them their patrimonies, in establishing the...
Strana 7 - The wisdom of our sages and the blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith — the text of civil instruction — the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust...
Strana 18 - I see such a number of men, goaded by a thousand stings of reflection on the past and of anticipation on the future, about to be turned into the world, soured by penury and what they call the ingratitude of the public, involved in debts without one farthing of money to carry them home, after having spent the flower of their days, and many of them their patrimonies, in establishing the freedom and independence of their country, and suffered every thing that human nature is capable of enduring on this...
Strana 6 - ... the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of the public reason: freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person, under the protection of the habeas corpus: and trial by juries impartially selected.
Strana 6 - ... absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics, from which is no appeal but to force...
Strana 6 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.