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deep fountains of civil , intellectual , and moral truth , from which we have drawn in England ? - What American does not feel proud that he is descended from the countrymen of Bacon , of Newton , and of Locke ? -Who does not know ...
deep fountains of civil , intellectual , and moral truth , from which we have drawn in England ? - What American does not feel proud that he is descended from the countrymen of Bacon , of Newton , and of Locke ? -Who does not know ...
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... to me a classic , yea , a holy land , rich in the memories of the great and good ; the martyrs of liberty , the exiled heralds of truth ; and richer as the parent of this land of promise in the west . The I am not , I need not say I 47.
... to me a classic , yea , a holy land , rich in the memories of the great and good ; the martyrs of liberty , the exiled heralds of truth ; and richer as the parent of this land of promise in the west . The I am not , I need not say I 47.
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... truth more clearly illustrated than in the settlement of New England . Could a common calculation of policy have dictated the terms of that settlement , no doubt our foundations would have been laid beneath the royal smile . Convoys and ...
... truth more clearly illustrated than in the settlement of New England . Could a common calculation of policy have dictated the terms of that settlement , no doubt our foundations would have been laid beneath the royal smile . Convoys and ...
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... truth , no stain of private interest or of innocent blood is on the spotless garments of your renown ! The great continents of America have become , at length , the theatre of your achievements ; the Atlantic and the Pa- cific , the ...
... truth , no stain of private interest or of innocent blood is on the spotless garments of your renown ! The great continents of America have become , at length , the theatre of your achievements ; the Atlantic and the Pa- cific , the ...
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... There is , indeed , an inherent obstacle in the way of attaining to the truth by these means . Attempts to reason and speculate concerning it are thwarted by the influence on the mind of pre - existing usages and ideas . Every.
... There is , indeed , an inherent obstacle in the way of attaining to the truth by these means . Attempts to reason and speculate concerning it are thwarted by the influence on the mind of pre - existing usages and ideas . Every.
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Page 34 - So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 31 - Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of God, and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civill body politick, for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of ye ends aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission...
Page 6 - How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.
Page 47 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed; And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 26 - The blue-eyed myriads from the Baltic coast The prostrate South to the destroyer yields Her boasted titles and her golden fields • With grim delight the brood of winter view A brighter day, and heavens of azure hue, Scent the new fragrance of the breathing rose, And quaff the pendent vintage as it grows.
Page 47 - Not as the conqueror comes, They, the true-hearted, came ; Not with the roll of the stirring drums, And the trumpet that sings of fame ; Not as the flying come, In silence and in fear ; — They shook the depths of the desert gloom With their hymns of lofty cheer.
Page 26 - So they lefte ye goodly & pleasante citie, which had been ther resting place near 12. years; but they knew they were pilgrimes, & looked not much on those things, but lift up their eyes to ye heavens, their dearest cuntrie, and quieted their spirits.
Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 47 - Amidst the storm they sang, And the stars heard and the sea! And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free! The ocean-eagle soared, From his nest by the white wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared — This was their welcome home! There were men with hoary hair, Amidst that pilgrim band, Why had they come to wither there Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow serenely high,...
Page 54 - The awful voice of the storm howls through the rigging : the laboring masts seem straining from their base : the dismal sound of the pumps is heard : the ship leaps, as it •were, madly from billow to billow : the ocean breaks and settles with ingulfing floods over the floating deck, and beats with deadening, shivering weight, against the staggered vessel.