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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... soon after , with the determination to spend the rest of his life in tran- quillity and seclusion , on a beautiful farm belonging to him , on the Cumberland river , about ten miles from Nashville . His quiet felicity , however , was soon ...
... soon after , with the determination to spend the rest of his life in tran- quillity and seclusion , on a beautiful farm belonging to him , on the Cumberland river , about ten miles from Nashville . His quiet felicity , however , was soon ...
الصفحة 100
... soon , alas ! was this foresight realized , to the consternation of the slumbering citizens . On the 14th the British attacked the American flotilla on lake Borgne , and captured it , but not with- out a severe contest , and heavy loss ...
... soon , alas ! was this foresight realized , to the consternation of the slumbering citizens . On the 14th the British attacked the American flotilla on lake Borgne , and captured it , but not with- out a severe contest , and heavy loss ...
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... Soon after the annuncia- tion of the peace , concluded at Ghent , he retired to his farm , once more to enjoy its . rural pleasures . In January , 1818 , General Jackson was again called into active service to chastise a portion of the ...
... Soon after the annuncia- tion of the peace , concluded at Ghent , he retired to his farm , once more to enjoy its . rural pleasures . In January , 1818 , General Jackson was again called into active service to chastise a portion of the ...
الصفحة 104
... for presidency . He was nominated by his own stat Legislature , ( Tennessee , ) and soon became the popu lar candidate . Of the electoral votes which were given in at the end of 1824 , he received 104 THE CABINET OF BIOGRAPHY .
... for presidency . He was nominated by his own stat Legislature , ( Tennessee , ) and soon became the popu lar candidate . Of the electoral votes which were given in at the end of 1824 , he received 104 THE CABINET OF BIOGRAPHY .
الصفحة 108
... soon after the retreat , to whom , it is said , he made the following communi- cation : " I have got my furlough . That sword was presented to me by Governor Rutledge for my services in defence of Fort Moultrie ; give it to my father ...
... soon after the retreat , to whom , it is said , he made the following communi- cation : " I have got my furlough . That sword was presented to me by Governor Rutledge for my services in defence of Fort Moultrie ; give it to my father ...
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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...