The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Band 1Derby & Jackson, 1858 |
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... Virginia ; and they asked his friends in other States to in like manner contribute their assistance . They permitted us to select purely at our own discretion from the materials of every kind they were able to fur- nish - and to use ...
... Virginia ; and they asked his friends in other States to in like manner contribute their assistance . They permitted us to select purely at our own discretion from the materials of every kind they were able to fur- nish - and to use ...
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... Virginia - The Birth - place of Mr. Jefferson - Early Settlement of the State -Large Estates acquired by the Lowland Proprietors - Their Style of Living , Manners , Habits , and Character - Other Social Strata - Mr . Jefferson's ...
... Virginia - The Birth - place of Mr. Jefferson - Early Settlement of the State -Large Estates acquired by the Lowland Proprietors - Their Style of Living , Manners , Habits , and Character - Other Social Strata - Mr . Jefferson's ...
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... Virginia Politics from 1770 to 1773 - Jefferson's Plans for embellishing his Estate - Extracts from his Early Writings -His Marriage - Family , Character , and Appearance of his Wife - Anecdote of Rivals -Annoying Adventures - Death of ...
... Virginia Politics from 1770 to 1773 - Jefferson's Plans for embellishing his Estate - Extracts from his Early Writings -His Marriage - Family , Character , and Appearance of his Wife - Anecdote of Rivals -Annoying Adventures - Death of ...
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... Virginia - Jefferson's supposed connection with it - He raises Powder Money and Re- lief Money for Boston - Cause of his long Absence from Congress - Takes his Seat May 15th - R . H. Lee moves the Resolution for Independence - Action of ...
... Virginia - Jefferson's supposed connection with it - He raises Powder Money and Re- lief Money for Boston - Cause of his long Absence from Congress - Takes his Seat May 15th - R . H. Lee moves the Resolution for Independence - Action of ...
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... Virginia House of Delegates - Leader of the Reform Party - Principal Coadjutors , Mason , Wythe , and Madison - Principal Opponents , Pendleton and Nicholas Bills introduced by Jefferson , and their Fate- Bill to abolish Entails ...
... Virginia House of Delegates - Leader of the Reform Party - Principal Coadjutors , Mason , Wythe , and Madison - Principal Opponents , Pendleton and Nicholas Bills introduced by Jefferson , and their Fate- Bill to abolish Entails ...
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Seite 206 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities...
Seite 163 - 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.
Seite 89 - ... 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! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us!
Seite 163 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce...
Seite 162 - 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.
Seite 83 - The abolition of domestic slavery is the great object of desire in those colonies, where it was, unhappily, introduced in their infant state. But previous to the enfranchisement of the slaves we have, it is necessary to exclude all further importations from Africa.
Seite 266 - We know the forest round us, As seamen know the sea. We know its walls of thorny vines, Its glades of reedy grass, Its safe and silent islands Within the dark morass. Woe to the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear : When, waking to their tents on fire, They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again...
Seite 27 - Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third ('Treason!' cried the Speaker. 'Treason! treason!' echoed the House;) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.
Seite 73 - ... we cooked up a resolution, somewhat modernizing their phrases, for appointing the 1st day of June, on which the port bill was to commence, for a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, to implore Heaven to avert from us the evils of civil war, to inspire us with firmness in support of our rights, and to turn the hearts of the King and Parliament to moderation and justice.
Seite 266 - Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts the tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — A moment — and away Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day.