The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution: Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, 1권Harper & bros., 1851 |
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... miles west of the Mississippi during the summer , and wintered upon the Washita , in Arkansas . They passed down the Red River to the Mississippi in the spring , where De Soto sickened and died . a He had appointed a successor , who now ...
... miles west of the Mississippi during the summer , and wintered upon the Washita , in Arkansas . They passed down the Red River to the Mississippi in the spring , where De Soto sickened and died . a He had appointed a successor , who now ...
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... miles above . The day was excessively warm , and eleven passengers occupied " seats for nine . " Not a zephyr stirred the waters or the leaves . A funny little water - man , full of wine and wit , or something stronger and coarser ...
... miles above . The day was excessively warm , and eleven passengers occupied " seats for nine . " Not a zephyr stirred the waters or the leaves . A funny little water - man , full of wine and wit , or something stronger and coarser ...
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... miles distant , wooed us to the pleasures of that fashionable resort , to while away the three hours before the ... mile below the falls , from which a fine view may be obtained of the whole scene . Before entering the Hudson , the river ...
... miles distant , wooed us to the pleasures of that fashionable resort , to while away the three hours before the ... mile below the falls , from which a fine view may be obtained of the whole scene . Before entering the Hudson , the river ...
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... miles north of the pleasant village of Stillwater ( which is on the same side of the river ) , and about twenty- five miles from Albany . The ground here rises abruptly from an extensive alluvial flat , about half a mile in width a ...
... miles north of the pleasant village of Stillwater ( which is on the same side of the river ) , and about twenty- five miles from Albany . The ground here rises abruptly from an extensive alluvial flat , about half a mile in width a ...
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... miles distant , on the east side of the Hudson . This eminence commands a fine view of the valley for many miles . From its summit a Mr. Willard and a few others , with a good spy - glass , watched all the movements of Burgoyne , and ...
... miles distant , on the east side of the Hudson . This eminence commands a fine view of the valley for many miles . From its summit a Mr. Willard and a few others , with a good spy - glass , watched all the movements of Burgoyne , and ...
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84 페이지 - If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never — never — never.
438 페이지 - Faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
518 페이지 - To conclude, my Lords: if the Ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the King, I will not say that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown; but I will affirm that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the King is betrayed; but I will pronounce that the kingdom is undone.
518 페이지 - I trust it is obvious to your lordships that all attempts to impose servitude upon such men, to establish despotism over such a mighty continental nation must be vain, must be fatal. We shall be forced ultimately to retract; let us retract while we can, not when we must.
84 페이지 - You may swell every expense, and every effort, still more extravagantly ; pile and accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow ; traffic and barter with every little pitiful German prince that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles...
84 페이지 - We do not know the worst; but we know that in three campaigns we have done nothing, and suffered much.
438 페이지 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
550 페이지 - I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation — and it has been my favorite study — I have read Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
227 페이지 - THE thoughts are strange that crowd into my brain, While I look upward to thee. It would seem As if God poured thee from His hollow hand, And hung His bow upon thine awful front; And spoke in that loud voice, which seemed to him Who dwelt in Patmos for his Saviour's sake, The sound of many waters ; and had bade Thy flood to chronicle the ages back, And notch His centuries in the eternal rocks.
475 페이지 - He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsureto...