Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With Selections of the Most Valuable Portions of His Voluminous and Unrivaled Private CorrespondenceA. Francis and W. Boardman, 1832 - 556 Seiten |
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... never doubt for a moment which of two courses would be in char- acter for them . Whereas , seeking the same object through a pro- cess of moral reasoning , and with the jaundiced eye of youth , I should often have erred . From the ...
... never doubt for a moment which of two courses would be in char- acter for them . Whereas , seeking the same object through a pro- cess of moral reasoning , and with the jaundiced eye of youth , I should often have erred . From the ...
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... never to have lost its sorcery over his mind . More than fifty years after- wards , he reverts to it with all the vividness of the first impression . " He appeared to me , " says he , " to speak as resistance to the last resolution was ...
... never to have lost its sorcery over his mind . More than fifty years after- wards , he reverts to it with all the vividness of the first impression . " He appeared to me , " says he , " to speak as resistance to the last resolution was ...
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... never permitted to be greatest but on the greatest occasions , established a peculiar claim to pre - eminence , on this . They relin- quished , without a struggle , all the elegancies , the embellishments , and even the comforts to ...
... never permitted to be greatest but on the greatest occasions , established a peculiar claim to pre - eminence , on this . They relin- quished , without a struggle , all the elegancies , the embellishments , and even the comforts to ...
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... never too late to rally to the breach . Acquiescence in such a high - handed en- croachment , would give it the force of precedent , and precedent would soon establish the right . A suitable investigation and protest , too , would ...
... never too late to rally to the breach . Acquiescence in such a high - handed en- croachment , would give it the force of precedent , and precedent would soon establish the right . A suitable investigation and protest , too , would ...
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... never had man more of the milk of hu man kindness , of indulgence , of softness , of pleasantry in conver- sation and conduct . The number of his friends , and the warmth of their affection , were proofs of his worth , and of their ...
... never had man more of the milk of hu man kindness , of indulgence , of softness , of pleasantry in conver- sation and conduct . The number of his friends , and the warmth of their affection , were proofs of his worth , and of their ...
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