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, Volum 2Harper & Bros., 1852 - 30 pàgines |
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Pàgina 35
... the book now need- ed by the public , and they are sanguine in the belief that it will give satisfaction to the fair sex , and to all their true friends among men . A VALUABLE STANDARD WORK . SELECT BRITISH ELOQUENCE ; EMBRACING.
... the book now need- ed by the public , and they are sanguine in the belief that it will give satisfaction to the fair sex , and to all their true friends among men . A VALUABLE STANDARD WORK . SELECT BRITISH ELOQUENCE ; EMBRACING.
Pàgina 35
... give a fair impression of the genius and peculiar style of each individual . Such a compendium as this must be indeed a treasure to all who desire to have the gems of British literature made accessible without labor , and with- out the ...
... give a fair impression of the genius and peculiar style of each individual . Such a compendium as this must be indeed a treasure to all who desire to have the gems of British literature made accessible without labor , and with- out the ...
Pàgina 35
... give me powder ! " British officers established a theater ; balls were held , and a subscription had been opened for a masquerade , when Washington's operations suddenly dispelled their dream of security , and called them to lay aside ...
... give me powder ! " British officers established a theater ; balls were held , and a subscription had been opened for a masquerade , when Washington's operations suddenly dispelled their dream of security , and called them to lay aside ...
Pàgina 35
... give the signal . They were to embark in boats in the Charles River , now clear of ice , under cover of three floating batteries , and , assaulting the city at two prominent points , to force their way to the works on the Neck , open ...
... give the signal . They were to embark in boats in the Charles River , now clear of ice , under cover of three floating batteries , and , assaulting the city at two prominent points , to force their way to the works on the Neck , open ...
Pàgina 35
... give up the ship ! You will beat them off ! " And so they did . The cruisers escaped , and put to sea . In June , General Lincoln proposed a plan for driving the British fleet from the harbor . It was sanctioned by the Massachusetts ...
... give up the ship ! You will beat them off ! " And so they did . The cruisers escaped , and put to sea . In June , General Lincoln proposed a plan for driving the British fleet from the harbor . It was sanctioned by the Massachusetts ...
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The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by ..., Volum 2 Benson John Lossing Visualització completa - 1852 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 496 - No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging.
Pàgina 497 - Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Pàgina 272 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected ; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Pàgina 496 - ... we must fight! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Pàgina 496 - There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone: it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Pàgina 272 - He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions, and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation : For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states ; For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world...
Pàgina 273 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
Pàgina 273 - For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world; For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent; For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury; For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses...
Pàgina 280 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Pàgina 280 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected ; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large, for their exercise, the state remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.