The Boston Spectator: Devoted to Politicks and Belles-lettres, Bind 1Munroe, Francis and Parker, 1814 |
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... honour of our country , that this question should be fairly and freely discussed . There can be no doubt that in this case , as in all others of a like nature , very considerable faults are chargeable on both parties . The passions of ...
... honour of our country , that this question should be fairly and freely discussed . There can be no doubt that in this case , as in all others of a like nature , very considerable faults are chargeable on both parties . The passions of ...
Side 2
... honour . Was Could the king of Great Britain , availing himself of his utmost authority , compel his subjects to experience such a scene of sudden privation , as we Americans h ve felt ? We agree with Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison , he ...
... honour . Was Could the king of Great Britain , availing himself of his utmost authority , compel his subjects to experience such a scene of sudden privation , as we Americans h ve felt ? We agree with Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison , he ...
Side 4
... honour's safe , as I intended , They've only ravag'd places " not defended . " And come what may , I still can make this boast , Should they lay waste three quarters of our coast , How few would thus provoke a giant - foe , And stand ...
... honour's safe , as I intended , They've only ravag'd places " not defended . " And come what may , I still can make this boast , Should they lay waste three quarters of our coast , How few would thus provoke a giant - foe , And stand ...
Side 5
... honour of his country , will main- tain this fact , with unyielding firmness , that the PEOPLE of the United States are not at war with Great Britain . That it is a mere party affair , effected by the President and a few ambitious men ...
... honour of his country , will main- tain this fact , with unyielding firmness , that the PEOPLE of the United States are not at war with Great Britain . That it is a mere party affair , effected by the President and a few ambitious men ...
Side 6
... honour of the democratick party , it is a question , whether , to join them would accom- plish it . If we would preserve the honour of the nation , let the world see that with a large , a respectable , and we trust a growing portion The ...
... honour of the democratick party , it is a question , whether , to join them would accom- plish it . If we would preserve the honour of the nation , let the world see that with a large , a respectable , and we trust a growing portion The ...
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Side 36 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Side 34 - The West derives from the East supplies requisite to its growth and comfort, and what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions to the weight, influence, and the future maritime strength of the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest as one nation.
Side 32 - ... with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength; and, therefore, they loved him as truly as and as fervently as he loved England.
Side 214 - ... valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact, and that in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact, the !States who are parties thereto have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose...
Side 44 - ... again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly, but fourteen or fifteen at least. " That's well," cried Nelson,
Side 44 - Kiss me, Hardy,' said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said : ' Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty ! ' Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead. 'Who is that?' said Nelson ; and being informed, he replied, ' God bless you, Hardy ! ' and Hardy then left him for ever.
Side 96 - Salamis ! Their azure arches through the long expanse More deeply purpled meet his mellowing glance, And tenderest tints, along their summits driven, Mark his gay course, and own the hues of heaven ; Till, darkly shaded from the land and deep, Behind his Delphian cliff he sinks to sleep.
Side 88 - For him, the spring Distils her dews, and from the silken gem Its lucid leaves unfolds : for him, the hand Of Autumn tinges every fertile branch With blooming gold, and blushes like the morn.
Side 44 - I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." " I hope," said Nelson, " none of our ships have struck." Hardy answered,
Side 44 - ... perceived, upon examination, that the wound was mortal. This, however, was concealed from all except Captain Hardy, the chaplain, and the medical attendants. He himself being certain, from the sensation, in his back and the gush of blood he felt momently within his breast, that no human care could avail him, insisted that the surgeon should leave him, and attend to those to whom he might be useful. " For," said he,