| Jacob Harris Patton - 1865 - 902 pages
...people, or senate, who, for solidity of reason, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, can...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia. The histories of Greece and Home give us nothing equal to it, and all attempts to... | |
| Jacob Harris Patton - 1867 - 834 pages
...people, or senate, who, for solidity of reason, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, can...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia. The histories of Greece and Eome give us nothing equal to it, and all attempts to... | |
| Jacob Harris Patton - 1868 - 890 pages
...people, or senate, who, for solidity of reason, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, can...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia. The histories of Greece and Kome give us nothing equal to it, and all attempts to... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1870 - 340 pages
...and avow, that, in the master states of the world, I know not the people nor the senate who, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, can...delegates of America, assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia. For genuine sagacity, for singular moderation, for solid wisdom, manly spirit, sublime... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1871 - 346 pages
...and avow, that, in the master states of the world, I know not the people nor the senate who, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, can...delegates of America, assembled -in General Congress at Philadelphia. For genuine sagacity, for singular moderation, for solid wisdom, manly spirit, sublime... | |
| William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 602 pages
...States of the world, — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, I know not the people or senate who, in such a complication...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia." Congress had adopted these papers in the hope that the Government of Great Britain... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1876 - 358 pages
...of Greece and Rome; but, mv lords, I must declare and avow, that, In the master states of the world. I know not the people or senate, who, in such a complication...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia." Among the members were Samuel Adams and John Adams, of Massachusetts; Philip Livingston... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 986 pages
...wish to make it your own. For myself, I must declare and avow that, in the master states of the world, I know not the people, or senate, who, in such a complication...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia." From the secrecy that enveloped its discussions, we are ignorant of the part taken... | |
| Francis Lieber - 1882 - 458 pages
...lords, I must declare and avow that, in the master states of the world, I know not the people nor the senate, who, in such a complication of difficult circumstances,...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia. I trust that it is obvious to your lordships that attempts to impose servitude upon... | |
| Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 492 pages
...declare and avow that, in the master states of the world, I know not the people nor the senate who, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, can...delegates of America assembled in General Congress at Philadelphia. For genuine sagacity, for singular moderation, for solid wisdom, manly spirit, sublime... | |
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