Lecture on National Character: Delivered at the Jamaica Lyceum, L.I., April 25th, 1843Jas. P. Wright, 1843 - 32 страница |
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... battle and the clash of arms . What did not the songs of Dibdin accomplish for the British navy ? Displaying a thorough knowledge of naval tactics , and a minute acquaintance with all the details of the naval profession , they depicted ...
... battle and the clash of arms . What did not the songs of Dibdin accomplish for the British navy ? Displaying a thorough knowledge of naval tactics , and a minute acquaintance with all the details of the naval profession , they depicted ...
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... battle and the chace , the proud array of their victorious fleet and the wrecked squadron of a prostrate foe : and as the gathering throngs would meet to listen to the tales of Ocean , and hear the music of these songs , —as the night ...
... battle and the chace , the proud array of their victorious fleet and the wrecked squadron of a prostrate foe : and as the gathering throngs would meet to listen to the tales of Ocean , and hear the music of these songs , —as the night ...
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... battles of their country , knowing that their names will never outlive their deeds . What was the fate and what the conduct of Ney , the gallant but misguided Ney , chief among the marshals of France , and bravest of the brave ! He had ...
... battles of their country , knowing that their names will never outlive their deeds . What was the fate and what the conduct of Ney , the gallant but misguided Ney , chief among the marshals of France , and bravest of the brave ! He had ...
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... battle to fear it then , and plac- ing his hand on his heart , his last command was , " Comrades , fire there ; " and as the winged messengers of death followed his direction , his last and dying shout was , " France for ever ! " During ...
... battle to fear it then , and plac- ing his hand on his heart , his last command was , " Comrades , fire there ; " and as the winged messengers of death followed his direction , his last and dying shout was , " France for ever ! " During ...
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122 FULTON STREET ages Alfred ardor arms Assyria banner battle became benefit blessings brave calm cause charter China Christendom civil liberty consequence Constitution country's dangers effect Egypt elevate Empire enduring England enjoy enjoyment enlightened essential Essex Europe evil exertions fair fame favor felt flag foes of freedom form of government foundation founded France glories habits and pursuits improve individual influence JAMAICA LYCEUM JAMES DE PEYSTER King King of France laws and institutions LECTURE ON NATIONAL lights and information Magna Charta monarch mother country mountain Napoleon national character Nature naval numbers ocean passions patriotism PEYSTER OGDEN political possessed pride of country primeval origin prosperity proud Prussia public opinion Published by request rank rational freedom reign Republican resist rest our hopes Revolution Revolutionary fathers reward Rome rude rulers sceptre secured songs of Dibdin spirit storm talent throne tion verdant lawn victory wave wealth winds of heaven
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Страница 29 - ... a power, to which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
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Страница 11 - ... itself under the protecting wings of the Imperial eagles, as it had before been anxious for combat under the banners of Liberty and Equality. Napoleon was as great a foe as Freedom ever knew.
Страница 4 - As confidence increased, cities, and kingdoms, and empires were founded and established, while arts, and arms, and science, and literature, and commerce, and laws, and liberty...
Страница 11 - The idea of foreign interference, joined to a suspicion of domestic treason, was sufficient to...