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Page 21
... present day , who have so little knowledge of true great- ness , as to suppose , that to revenge an in- sult is more honorable than to forgive it , and that honor is gained by the perpetration of crimes , which set the laws of God and ...
... present day , who have so little knowledge of true great- ness , as to suppose , that to revenge an in- sult is more honorable than to forgive it , and that honor is gained by the perpetration of crimes , which set the laws of God and ...
Page 23
... present from the immutable state , without one parting prayer , or one note of preparation . ” " As I looked over this field now green with growing corn , I could mark with my eye , by the verdure of the wheat , spots where the most ...
... present from the immutable state , without one parting prayer , or one note of preparation . ” " As I looked over this field now green with growing corn , I could mark with my eye , by the verdure of the wheat , spots where the most ...
Page 37
... present opportunity of making some remarks on one of them ; leaving the other for a fu ture number . The first I shall notice is the resignation of Capt . Thomas Thrush , of the navy , on 4 THE PROFESSION OF A SOLDIER 37.
... present opportunity of making some remarks on one of them ; leaving the other for a fu ture number . The first I shall notice is the resignation of Capt . Thomas Thrush , of the navy , on 4 THE PROFESSION OF A SOLDIER 37.
Page 64
... present day , like the " old man of the mountain , " in spite of all my en- deavors to get rid of it . I do not know how much my early promo- tion in the militia line might have puffed up my vanity , and made me a son of Mars , in ...
... present day , like the " old man of the mountain , " in spite of all my en- deavors to get rid of it . I do not know how much my early promo- tion in the militia line might have puffed up my vanity , and made me a son of Mars , in ...
Page 66
... pride may now inflate a weak or vain mind ; but the man must at present be below par , whom a military title will dig- nify . These ambitious characters , who take the lead in militia matters , have , however , 66 THE MILITIA SYSTEM .
... pride may now inflate a weak or vain mind ; but the man must at present be below par , whom a military title will dig- nify . These ambitious characters , who take the lead in militia matters , have , however , 66 THE MILITIA SYSTEM .
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