Virginia Reader: a Treasury of Writings from the First Voyages to the PresentFrancis Coleman Rosenberger Excerpt from Virginia Reader: A Treasury of Writings, From the First Voyages to the Present Richard henry lee (1782-1794) address TO the virginia house OF burgesses On the motion to lay so heavy a duty on the importation of slaves as effectually to put an end to that iniquitous and dis graceful traffic within the colony of Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... force was measurable only by the growth of difficulties , he held in check formidable hostile legions , conducted by a chief experienced in the art of war and famed for his valor on the ever memorable heights of Abraham , where fell ...
... force defending it ; yet , if the latter consigns itself to the stationary defensive along its banks , the other is always enabled thereby to baffle his vigilance at some one point ; or to mass at a single spot a preponderance of force ...
... force for force against them , and see if we cannot achieve this noble end you speak of — liberty ! ” - " Because force- the blind force of envy and hatred , striking in the dark , and without thought - is the mere movement of the brute ...
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INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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