The Life of George WashingtonAmerican Sunday school union, 1832 - 266 頁 |
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第 4 頁
... considered his almost infant desire to be- come a sailor as a proof that he was thus early preparing to be the discoverer of that land ; and this confidence never left his mind , but cheered him in his darkest hours of disappointment ...
... considered his almost infant desire to be- come a sailor as a proof that he was thus early preparing to be the discoverer of that land ; and this confidence never left his mind , but cheered him in his darkest hours of disappointment ...
第 24 頁
... considered to be within the province of Virginia . The governor of Virginia , ( Mr. Dinwiddie ) thought it was his duty to notice this , in the name of his king ; and it was very important , that the person whom he employed in the ...
... considered to be within the province of Virginia . The governor of Virginia , ( Mr. Dinwiddie ) thought it was his duty to notice this , in the name of his king ; and it was very important , that the person whom he employed in the ...
第 46 頁
... considered binding , unless they were writ- ten on stamped paper . The Americans reso- lutely determined on opposing this tax . In New York the act was printed , and carried about the streets , by the title of " The Folly of England ...
... considered binding , unless they were writ- ten on stamped paper . The Americans reso- lutely determined on opposing this tax . In New York the act was printed , and carried about the streets , by the title of " The Folly of England ...
第 51 頁
... considered to be their rights , and to prepare an address to the people of England , and one to the king . Af- ter stating to the king their causes for com- plaint , they assured him , that they were will ing to continue under his ...
... considered to be their rights , and to prepare an address to the people of England , and one to the king . Af- ter stating to the king their causes for com- plaint , they assured him , that they were will ing to continue under his ...
第 71 頁
... considered it a disrespect to his countrymen , who had given him the title of " Commander - in - chief " of their armies . Another letter was sent , direct- ed to George Washington , & c . & c . & c . , and the officer who brought it ...
... considered it a disrespect to his countrymen , who had given him the title of " Commander - in - chief " of their armies . Another letter was sent , direct- ed to George Washington , & c . & c . & c . , and the officer who brought it ...
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第 262 頁 - For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies...
第 263 頁 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
第 210 頁 - I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men.
第 201 頁 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the Union and the patronage of Heaven.
第 218 頁 - I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect...
第 219 頁 - Having thus imparted to you my sentiments as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave, but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication that, since he has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their...
第 199 頁 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
第 253 頁 - That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
第 265 頁 - ... right do. And, for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
第 210 頁 - In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings...