The Life and Writings of De Witt ClintonBaker and Scribner, 1849 - 381 páginas |
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Página xi
... called Little Britain , in a region designated as the precincts , of the Highlands , afterwards a part of Ulster , and now a part of Orange county . Though within a few miles of the Hud- son River , and within sixty or seventy miles of ...
... called Little Britain , in a region designated as the precincts , of the Highlands , afterwards a part of Ulster , and now a part of Orange county . Though within a few miles of the Hud- son River , and within sixty or seventy miles of ...
Página xix
... called to act a distinguished part . It was determined to " carry the war into Africa . " In other words , it was resolved to overrun the whole Indian country , and thus , if possible , put an end to the constant and harassing inroads ...
... called to act a distinguished part . It was determined to " carry the war into Africa . " In other words , it was resolved to overrun the whole Indian country , and thus , if possible , put an end to the constant and harassing inroads ...
Página xxiv
... called to fill several important stations . He was a member of the Convention called to ratify the Constitution of the United States , he was elected a member of the State Senate , a member of the Convention to revise the Constitution ...
... called to fill several important stations . He was a member of the Convention called to ratify the Constitution of the United States , he was elected a member of the State Senate , a member of the Convention to revise the Constitution ...
Página xxix
... called , and the construction contended for by Mr. Clinton was adopted . Of the wisdom of that decision , it is said , Mr. Clinton himself afterwards doubted ; and in the sub- sequent Constitution of 1822 , the exclusive power of nomi ...
... called , and the construction contended for by Mr. Clinton was adopted . Of the wisdom of that decision , it is said , Mr. Clinton himself afterwards doubted ; and in the sub- sequent Constitution of 1822 , the exclusive power of nomi ...
Página xxxiv
... called to form a new Consti- tution , and in that year Joseph C. Yates was elected Go- vernor for the following two years . In 1824 Mr. Clinton was again elected Governor , and was retained in that high office to the period of his death ...
... called to form a new Consti- tution , and in that year Joseph C. Yates was elected Go- vernor for the following two years . In 1824 Mr. Clinton was again elected Governor , and was retained in that high office to the period of his death ...
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a-half acres Albany America ancient appears army banks barrel boat British bushel called Canada canal Canandaigua Cayuga Cayuga Lake character Charlevoix colonies commenced commodore Confederates considerable contains Court-house distance dollars eight enemy erected feet fish Five Nations formerly Fort Schlosser forty four miles French Genesee River Geneva Government Governor Holland Land Company honor hundred Indians inhabitants Iroquois Island James Clinton Lake Erie Lake Ontario land Lewiston ment miles from Schenectady mill Mohawk Musquito navigation Niagara north side o'clock Oneida Oneida Lake Onondaga Oswego outlet passed peace population rapid Salina salmon salt says Schenectady Seneca Seneca Lake Seneca River seven shillings Sir William Johnson Society south side Spain spirit spring stone stream tavern territory thousand tion town treaty trees turnpike twelve Utica valley village western whole Witt Clinton Wood Creek York
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Página 5 - When your Lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America ; when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Página 206 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Página 301 - For to say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer by a guide than a seeing man can by a light.
Página 327 - Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Página 363 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power : both Angels and Men, and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all, with uniform consent, admiring her as the Mother of their peace and joy.
Página 358 - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas your sorrow is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor. So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed. And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
Página 350 - ... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Página 368 - We may go where we please, and carry with us whom we please, and buy and sell what we please : if your allies be your slaves, use them as such, command them to receive no other but your people.
Página 231 - Heaven's height, and with the centre mix the pole. Silence, ye troubled waves, and thou deep, peace, Said then the omnific Word, your discord end.
Página 311 - ... that most to be taken care of is the gentleman's calling. For if those of that rank are by their education once set right, they will quickly bring all the rest into order.