The American Manual, Or New English Reader: Consisting of Exercises in Reading and Speaking, Both in Prose and Poetry; Selected from the Best Writers. : To which are Added, a Succinct History of the Colonies, from the Discovery of North America to the Close of the War of the Revolution; the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and of the State of New York. : For the Use of Schools |
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... hold a respectable station in society ; and not only should its acquisition be considered as a polite accomplishment , but as a talent , subservient to the purposes of busi- ness , and of rational enjoyment . There are indeed but few ...
... hold a respectable station in society ; and not only should its acquisition be considered as a polite accomplishment , but as a talent , subservient to the purposes of busi- ness , and of rational enjoyment . There are indeed but few ...
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... holds his whole power of the Roman people , in a Roman province , within sight of Italy , bind , scourge , tōr . ture with red hōt plātes of iron , and at last put to the infamous death of the cross , a Roman citizen ! " " High on a ...
... holds his whole power of the Roman people , in a Roman province , within sight of Italy , bind , scourge , tōr . ture with red hōt plātes of iron , and at last put to the infamous death of the cross , a Roman citizen ! " " High on a ...
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... hold of no clue to guide him through it : he finds himself embarrassed , and at a loss how to act . In public and in private life , in managing his own con- cerns , and in directing those of others , the doubt started by the wise man ...
... hold of no clue to guide him through it : he finds himself embarrassed , and at a loss how to act . In public and in private life , in managing his own con- cerns , and in directing those of others , the doubt started by the wise man ...
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... holds us in suspense as to practice - but the difference between right and wrong will show itself ; and the principle of integrity will , if we listen to it impartially , give a clear decision . Whenever the mind is divided in itself ...
... holds us in suspense as to practice - but the difference between right and wrong will show itself ; and the principle of integrity will , if we listen to it impartially , give a clear decision . Whenever the mind is divided in itself ...
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... hold of any of them , his spirit is in this part sound , and his life pro- ceeds with tranquillity . But if any of them be so far indul- ged and left without restraint as to run into excess , a danger- ous blow will then be given to the ...
... hold of any of them , his spirit is in this part sound , and his life pro- ceeds with tranquillity . But if any of them be so far indul- ged and left without restraint as to run into excess , a danger- ous blow will then be given to the ...
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Page 109 - Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned with contempt from the foot of the throne. In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free — if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending...
Page 197 - Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 201 - They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs...
Page 207 - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave or savage ; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts — not so thou Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves
Page 108 - No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us : they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains, which the British ministry have been so long forging.
Page 108 - I ask, gentlemen — sir — what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission ? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it ? Has Great Britain any enemy in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?
Page 276 - Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.
Page 109 - There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 108 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love ? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir.
Page 110 - Gentlemen may cry peace! peace! but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!