HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered. Eloquence of the United States - Page 5011827Full view - About this book
| 1830 - 622 pages
...case his country should ever vote a monument to his memory, — « Here lies buried, Thomas Jefferson, Author of the ' Declaration of Independence ; of the...Religious Freedom ; and Father of the University of Virgi' nia.' Thus marshalling his titles to public remembrance, he evidently meant to teach his countrymen... | |
| 1826 - 438 pages
...small dimensions, should be erected, with the following inscription : HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the...the long catalogue of his great, and splendid, and gloririous services, reduced to this brief and modest summary ! Thus lived and thus died our sainted... | |
| 1827 - 590 pages
...proud career, in some moment of pardonable vanity, wrote his own epitaph. He speaks of himself as ' Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the...freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.' This epitaph should have been held sacred as the grave — should have been kept secret as the inmost... | |
| Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 772 pages
...obelisk, of small dimensions, with the following inscription : — " Here lies buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the...of Virginia, for Religious Freedom ; and Father of theUniversity of Virginia. ' ' * Judge Cranch's Memoir on the life, character, and writings of John... | |
| Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 650 pages
...obelisk, of small dimensions, with the following inscription : — " Here lies buried Thomas Jefiferson, author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the...Statutes of Virginia, for Religious Freedom ; and Father oftheUnivorsity ofVirginia." * Judge Crunch's Memoir on the life, character, and writings of John A... | |
| J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...small dimensions, should be erected, with the following inscription : HERE WAS BORIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the...Patriots ! May their spirits still continue to hover over theii countrymen, inspire all their councils, and guide them in the same virtuous and noble path !... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 pages
...dimensions, should be erected, with the following inscription : " HEBE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the...Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia." BENJAMIN HARRISON. BENJAMIN HARRISON was the descendant of a family long distinguished in the history... | |
| William Allen - Electronic books - 1832 - 820 pages
...erected, it should be a small granite obelisk, with this inscription: " Here lies buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the...freedom ; and Father of the university of Virginia. " The youngest daughter of Mr. J., who married Mr. Eppes, died about May 1804, leavingtwo children.... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 820 pages
...granite obelisk should be erected, with the following inscription : HERE LIES BURIED, THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, OF THE...FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. Volumes of panegyric could never convey so adequate an idea of unpretending greatness, as is contained... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...following inscription : HKRE LIES BURIED, THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEKDINCE, OF THE STATUTES OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGIHIA. Volumes of panegyric could never convey so adequate an idea of unpretending greatness, as... | |
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