Memoir of Tristam Burges: With Selections from His Speeches and Occasional WritingsMarshall, Brown, 1835 - 404 من الصفحات |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 46
الصفحة xi
... wealth alone , nor any outward condition , that makes the man . On the contrary , their general tendency is , to weaken the energies , and keep down that noble ambition , which has elevated the character of society , and given another ...
... wealth alone , nor any outward condition , that makes the man . On the contrary , their general tendency is , to weaken the energies , and keep down that noble ambition , which has elevated the character of society , and given another ...
الصفحة 16
... wealth for Tristam and Elihu ; and although but seventeen years old , they frequently consumed whole days , when the for- mer was not pressed by the labors of the field or the cooper's shop ; whole summer days , in a lovely piece of ...
... wealth for Tristam and Elihu ; and although but seventeen years old , they frequently consumed whole days , when the for- mer was not pressed by the labors of the field or the cooper's shop ; whole summer days , in a lovely piece of ...
الصفحة 21
... wealth , had vanished ; and rather than relinquish study , he resolved , by God's blessing , cost as many years as it might , to obtain a collegiate education . His sickness obliged him to expend more than the amount of school bills for ...
... wealth , had vanished ; and rather than relinquish study , he resolved , by God's blessing , cost as many years as it might , to obtain a collegiate education . His sickness obliged him to expend more than the amount of school bills for ...
الصفحة 37
... wealth . In the United States , the profession is honored with like distinctions . Emi- nent lawyers are in all our legislative bodies , framing and enacting statutes , and receiving tokens of confidence . There are strong prejudices ...
... wealth . In the United States , the profession is honored with like distinctions . Emi- nent lawyers are in all our legislative bodies , framing and enacting statutes , and receiving tokens of confidence . There are strong prejudices ...
الصفحة 64
... wealth and taste ; he justly considered Labor an appropriate theme of discourse , on such an occasion , before a society pur- posely united for its encouragement . Whoever looks with the eye of a statesman , and the hope of a patriot ...
... wealth and taste ; he justly considered Labor an appropriate theme of discourse , on such an occasion , before a society pur- posely united for its encouragement . Whoever looks with the eye of a statesman , and the hope of a patriot ...
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
accredit and receive Ambassador American amount appointed army Bank believe Bill Brown University Burges called Cambreleng capital cent certificates character Committee Congress Constitution debate Department duty eloquence enacted England established Executive power exercise father foreign friends gentleman give glory gold Government honorable House human hundred illustrious impost independence interest John Randolph Judges judicial jurisdiction justice labor land laws of nations legislation liberty McDuffie medium ment millions mission money power never New-England New-York officers opinion Oration order and direction patriotism Petersburgh political President principles protection Providence public Minister public money purpose question Randolph removal resident Minister Resolution Rhode-Island Roanoke plantation Russia Secretary Senate sent silver slavery slaves soldiers South South Carolina sovereign community sovereignty speech spirit Stanberry Sublime Porte Supreme Court thing thousand dollars tion Treasury Treasury Department treaty TRISTAM BURGES Union United Virginia wealth Whigs whole