The United States Magazine, and Literary and Political Repository, Issue 1, Volume 1Charles Wiley, 1823 - Literature |
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... interest in his reader , and often disgusting him by a tedious and scru- pulous attention to trifles . Nor are the two Grecian masters without faults , or with- out censure . The latest of these , Diogenes Laertius , took upon himself ...
... interest in his reader , and often disgusting him by a tedious and scru- pulous attention to trifles . Nor are the two Grecian masters without faults , or with- out censure . The latest of these , Diogenes Laertius , took upon himself ...
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... interest , with the impetuous sallies of private politics and party , encounter them at every step . These features of our character and situation are very disagreeable ; but are not these the distinguishing marks of government in its ...
... interest , with the impetuous sallies of private politics and party , encounter them at every step . These features of our character and situation are very disagreeable ; but are not these the distinguishing marks of government in its ...
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... interest and ex- citement , the pen to which the Newburgh Letters have been so long attributed had failed to show similar powers , this argu- ment will continue to be a genuine non sequitur . 6 Having thus , by the mere weight of his ...
... interest and ex- citement , the pen to which the Newburgh Letters have been so long attributed had failed to show similar powers , this argu- ment will continue to be a genuine non sequitur . 6 Having thus , by the mere weight of his ...
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... interest of the debts , con- tracted on the faith of the public , for supporting the war ; " limiting its continuance to twenty - five years , and vesting in the States respectively , the authority of appointing the officers necessary ...
... interest of the debts , con- tracted on the faith of the public , for supporting the war ; " limiting its continuance to twenty - five years , and vesting in the States respectively , the authority of appointing the officers necessary ...
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... interest , or a sinister respect to my own private emolument , were the influential mo- tives to my conduct . I am a very mistaken man , if time and experience shall not demonstrate , that the interests of the army and of public credi ...
... interest , or a sinister respect to my own private emolument , were the influential mo- tives to my conduct . I am a very mistaken man , if time and experience shall not demonstrate , that the interests of the army and of public credi ...
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Page 70 - What hands are here ? ha ! they pluck out mine eyes. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand ? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.
Page 20 - Oh, general ! An indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign.
Page 20 - King's Bridge and the Plains. And I have no doubt, had you been here, the garrison of Mount Washington would now have composed a part of this army.
Page 65 - Prisoners to us than Death. Bear 'em speedily From our kind air (to them unkind), and minister What man to man may do ! for our sake, more ! Since I have known frights, fury, friends' behests, Love's provocations, zeal, a mistress...
Page 20 - I do not mean to flatter or praise you at the expense of any other ; but I confess, I do think that it is entirely owing to you, that this army and the liberties of America, so far as they are dependent on it, are not totally cut off.
Page 25 - If the army, in common with all other public creditors, insist on the grant of general permanent funds for liquidating all the public debts, there can be little doubt that such revenues will be obtained...
Page 25 - With the due exception of miracles, there is no probability that the states will ever make such grants unless the army be united and determined in the pursuit of it, and unless they be firmly supported by and as firmly support the other creditors.
Page 66 - I know she's his ; he has a tongue will tame Tempests, and make the wild rocks wanton. Come what can come, The worst is death ; I will not leave the kingdom...
Page 42 - I have since had sufficient reason for believing, that the object of the author was just, honorable, and friendly to the country, though the means suggested by him were certainly liable to much misunderstanding and abuse.
Page 70 - It is the very error of the moon ; She comes more near the earth than she was wont ; And makes men mad.