Biography of Eminent Men, Statesmen, Heroes, Authors, Artists, and Men of Science, of Europe and America ...: Part 2, الجزء 2Nafis and Cornish, 1840 |
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الصفحة 112
... Phillips . He made a forced march of 200 miles , and prevented General Phillips possessing himself of Richmond , and secured the stores of that place . At one period there was not a single pair of shoes 112 THE CABINET OF BIOGRAPHY .
... Phillips . He made a forced march of 200 miles , and prevented General Phillips possessing himself of Richmond , and secured the stores of that place . At one period there was not a single pair of shoes 112 THE CABINET OF BIOGRAPHY .
الصفحة 127
... possessed less firm- ness , drew back , and retired from the contest . He was thrice successively elected to Congress , in 1776 , 77 , and '78 , and was one of its most useful and indefatigable members . The free and public expression ...
... possessed less firm- ness , drew back , and retired from the contest . He was thrice successively elected to Congress , in 1776 , 77 , and '78 , and was one of its most useful and indefatigable members . The free and public expression ...
الصفحة 131
... possessed a rich store of historical and political knowledge , with an activity of observation , and a cer- tainty of judgment , that turned that knowledge to the very best account . He was not a lawyer by profes- sion ; but he ...
... possessed a rich store of historical and political knowledge , with an activity of observation , and a cer- tainty of judgment , that turned that knowledge to the very best account . He was not a lawyer by profes- sion ; but he ...
الصفحة 141
... possessed an excellent genius which was matured by a fine education . Entering the army of Great Britain , he successfully fought her battles with Wolfe at Quebec , in 1759 , and on the very spot where he was doomed to fall when ...
... possessed an excellent genius which was matured by a fine education . Entering the army of Great Britain , he successfully fought her battles with Wolfe at Quebec , in 1759 , and on the very spot where he was doomed to fall when ...
الصفحة 142
... possessed , added weight to his counsels , and induced others to join him . In 1776 , for his brave defence of Sullivan's Island , he received the unanimous thanks of Congress . In 1779 , he gained a victory over the British in the ...
... possessed , added weight to his counsels , and induced others to join him . In 1776 , for his brave defence of Sullivan's Island , he received the unanimous thanks of Congress . In 1779 , he gained a victory over the British in the ...
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الصفحة 122 - 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: if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!...
الصفحة 123 - 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?
الصفحة 111 - Whereas the Marquis de la Fayette out of his great zeal to the cause of liberty in which the United States are engaged, has left his family and connexions and at his own expense come over to offer his services to the United States without pension or particular allowance, and is anxious to risk his life in our cause — Resolved that his service be accepted, and that in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major general in the army of the...
الصفحة 201 - What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy. Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.
الصفحة 203 - I did not think that I should ever literally stand before kings, which, however, has since happened; for I have stood before five, and even had the honour of sitting down with one, the King of Denmark, to dinner.
الصفحة 120 - Upon offering them to the house, violent debates ensued. Many threats were uttered, and much abuse cast on me, by the party for submission. After a long and warm contest, the resolutions passed by a very small majority, perhaps of one or two only. The alarm spread throughout America with astonishing quickness, and the ministerial party were overwhelmed. The great point of resistance to British taxation was universally established in the colonies. This brought on the war, which finally separated the...
الصفحة 216 - ... they may take from me what I have ; they may, as they think, make me poor; but I will be happy. Before I sit down, I have one request to make to the house ; that when they come to decide upon my honour, they will not forget their own." The house rejected the motion against him, and resolved that " Lord Clive had rendered great and meritorious services to his country.
الصفحة 270 - Ireland by the resources of his sense and his discretion. It is only the public situation which this gentleman holds which entitles me or induces me to say so much about him. He is a fly in amber, nobody cares about the fly ; the only- question is, How the devil did it get there...
الصفحة 250 - In the court where we are now met, Cromwell twice sent a satirist on his tyranny to be convicted and punished as a libeller ; and in this court, almost in sight of the scaffold streaming with the blood of his sovereign, within hearing of the clash of his bayonets which drove out...
الصفحة 202 - I conceiv'd my becoming a member would enlarge my power of doing good. I would not, however, insinuate that my ambition was not flatter'd by all these promotions; it certainly was; for, considering my low beginning, they were great things to me...