The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 4Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson Munroe and Francis, 1807 - American literature Vols. 3-4 include appendix: "The Political cabinet." |
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... mind , " says Mr. Wooll , " which had so eminently distinguished the exercise of his publick duties , did not desert him in the hours of leisure and retire ment ; for inactivity was foreign to his nature . His parsonage , his farm , his ...
... mind , " says Mr. Wooll , " which had so eminently distinguished the exercise of his publick duties , did not desert him in the hours of leisure and retire ment ; for inactivity was foreign to his nature . His parsonage , his farm , his ...
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... mind . In truth a great deal of what it tells , was known before . It is written with much talent , and elegance ; and every where exhibits the scholar and the man of virtuous sentiment . But perhaps the important duties of Mr. Wooll's ...
... mind . In truth a great deal of what it tells , was known before . It is written with much talent , and elegance ; and every where exhibits the scholar and the man of virtuous sentiment . But perhaps the important duties of Mr. Wooll's ...
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... mind ; and which , it is to be pre- sumed , fairly ranks him amidst what he himself properly terms , " the makers and inventors ; " that is , the " real poets . " There seems to be wanting these original and predominant impressions ...
... mind ; and which , it is to be pre- sumed , fairly ranks him amidst what he himself properly terms , " the makers and inventors ; " that is , the " real poets . " There seems to be wanting these original and predominant impressions ...
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... mind , which excites the rest- less curiosity of the frivolous and impertinent , to pry into the affairs of their neighbours . Since no man , as some one observes , is respectable in the eyes of his valet de chambré , so no man would ...
... mind , which excites the rest- less curiosity of the frivolous and impertinent , to pry into the affairs of their neighbours . Since no man , as some one observes , is respectable in the eyes of his valet de chambré , so no man would ...
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... mind , therefore excuseable ; than to cold- which may be ingrained and is ness of heart , which must be ac- quired , and is therefore unpardon- able . Those who worship God from filial love , which is a warm , generous feeling , and ...
... mind , therefore excuseable ; than to cold- which may be ingrained and is ness of heart , which must be ac- quired , and is therefore unpardon- able . Those who worship God from filial love , which is a warm , generous feeling , and ...
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Page 100 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency...
Page 282 - Lawrence: comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic ocean; excepting such islands as now are or heretofore have been within the limits...
Page 353 - I hate him for he is a Christian : But more, for that, in low simplicity, He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Page 332 - George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, throughout the War which established their Independence; and First President of the United States.
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Page 212 - For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 228 - British empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.
Page 252 - Soon after the Reformation, a few people came over into this New World, for conscience' sake. Perhaps this apparently trivial incident may transfer the great seat of empire into America. It looks likely to me...
Page 110 - The people of the country to which we are going, are prepared to receive us. Their agents, now with Burr, say, that if we will protect their religion, and will not subject them to a foreign power, that in three weeks all will be settled. The gods invite to glory and fortune; it remains to be seen whether we deserve the boon.
Page 110 - Already are orders to the contractor given, to forward six months provisions to points Wilkinson may name; this shall not be used until the last moment, and then under proper injunctions : the project is brought to the point so long desired.