The Life and Times of Henry Clay, Հատոր 1A. S. Barnes, 1846 |
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... means , books , and the right books ; and no man could have been a better guide than he into whose hands he so happily fell . In the choice of an amanuensis , the chancellor found a companion , though a stripling . He beheld in this ...
... means , books , and the right books ; and no man could have been a better guide than he into whose hands he so happily fell . In the choice of an amanuensis , the chancellor found a companion , though a stripling . He beheld in this ...
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... means of exciting a spirit of men- tal improvement among his associates ; and chiefly through his in- fluence , as is understood , a rhetorical society was formed , com- posed of young gentlemen of Richmond , for purposes of recita ...
... means of exciting a spirit of men- tal improvement among his associates ; and chiefly through his in- fluence , as is understood , a rhetorical society was formed , com- posed of young gentlemen of Richmond , for purposes of recita ...
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... means of support , to steer my course as I might or could . A neglected education was improved by my own irregular exertions , without the benefit of systematic instruction . I studied law principally in the office of a lamented friend ...
... means of support , to steer my course as I might or could . A neglected education was improved by my own irregular exertions , without the benefit of systematic instruction . I studied law principally in the office of a lamented friend ...
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... means within his reach , and all the powers of which he is pos- sessed . He may and doubtless will have rules of action pre- scribed to himself , in regard to such cases ; but he can no more refrain from acting , than he can violate the ...
... means within his reach , and all the powers of which he is pos- sessed . He may and doubtless will have rules of action pre- scribed to himself , in regard to such cases ; but he can no more refrain from acting , than he can violate the ...
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... the piety and benevo- lence of their aims , or with the amount of means which have been applied . Some new and more efficacious mode of accomplishing the beneficent purpose , must be devised , which , 54 MR . CLAY'S MORAL CHARACTER.
... the piety and benevo- lence of their aims , or with the amount of means which have been applied . Some new and more efficacious mode of accomplishing the beneficent purpose , must be devised , which , 54 MR . CLAY'S MORAL CHARACTER.
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Էջ 279 - ... provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Էջ 279 - And be it further enacted, that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited.
Էջ 350 - In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the Department of the Interior of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Էջ 55 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.
Էջ 448 - Their patriotism would certainly prefer its continuance and application to the great purposes of the public education, roads, rivers, canals, and such other objects of public improvement as it may be thought proper to add to the constitutional enumeration of federal powers.
Էջ 167 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner; and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The .immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! logo.
Էջ 180 - An honorable peace is attainable only by an efficient war. My plan would b,e to call out the ample resources of the country, give them a judicious direction, prosecute the war with the utmost vigor, strike wherever we can reach the enemy, at sea or on land, and negotiate the terms of a peace at Quebec or at Halifax.
Էջ 468 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as have become or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Էջ 197 - I desire no concealment of my opinions in regard to the institution of slavery. I look upon it as a great evil, and deeply lament that we have derived it from the parental government and from our ancestors.
Էջ 350 - President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity...