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... miles below Pittsburgh , is eminently beautiful , but s deficient in grandeur and variety . The hills usually ap roach on both sides , nearly to the brink of the river ; they ave a rounded and graceful form , and are so grouped as to ...
... miles below Pittsburgh , is eminently beautiful , but s deficient in grandeur and variety . The hills usually ap roach on both sides , nearly to the brink of the river ; they ave a rounded and graceful form , and are so grouped as to ...
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... mile in breadth , and to my imagination resembled the dried up bed of the Mississippi , with its thousands of planters and sawyers , strewed in the sand , and inclined in various degrees . 11. The horrible noise resembled that of the ...
... mile in breadth , and to my imagination resembled the dried up bed of the Mississippi , with its thousands of planters and sawyers , strewed in the sand , and inclined in various degrees . 11. The horrible noise resembled that of the ...
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... miles . Another had found a cow lodged in the forks of a large , half broken tree . 7. But as I am disposed to relate only what I myself have seen , I shall not lead you into the region of romance , but shall content myself with saying ...
... miles . Another had found a cow lodged in the forks of a large , half broken tree . 7. But as I am disposed to relate only what I myself have seen , I shall not lead you into the region of romance , but shall content myself with saying ...
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... miles to seek a vent . 3. On your left approaches the Potomac , seeking a passage also . In the moment of their junction , they rush together against the mountain , rend it asunder , and pass off to the sea . 4. The first glance at this ...
... miles to seek a vent . 3. On your left approaches the Potomac , seeking a passage also . In the moment of their junction , they rush together against the mountain , rend it asunder , and pass off to the sea . 4. The first glance at this ...
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... miles , its terrible preci- pices hanging in fragments over you , and within about twenty miles reach Fredericktown , and the fine country round that . 8. This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic . Yet , here , as in the ...
... miles , its terrible preci- pices hanging in fragments over you , and within about twenty miles reach Fredericktown , and the fine country round that . 8. This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic . Yet , here , as in the ...
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Page 166 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Page 165 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Page 166 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world ; having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict, and to those who feel oppression, you retire from the great theatre of action, with the blessings of your fellowcitizens ; but the glory of your virtues will not terminate with your military command, it will continue to animate remotest ages.
Page 164 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States, of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence — a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which however was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the unioa and the patronage of Heaven.
Page 29 - THE pilgrim fathers — where are they? The waves that brought them o'er Still roll in the bay, and throw their spray As they break along the shore...
Page 165 - While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the war.
Page 165 - Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge, before it had formed alliances, and whilst it was without funds or a government to support you. You have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Page 93 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Page 154 - Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,' — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable.
Page 92 - Remember that credit is money. If a man lets his money lie in my hands after it is due, he gives me the interest, or so much as I can make of it during that time. This amounts to a considerable sum where a man has good and large credit, and makes good use of it.