 Virginia which followed, he sustained the new constitution in all its parts, bearing off the palm against the logic of George Mason, and the fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers, were united a pure and spotless virtue, which no...  American Quarterly Review - Seite 500herausgegeben von - 1829Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 698 Seiten
...bearing off the palm against the logic of George Mason, and the fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers, were united a pure and spotless...powers and polish of his pen, and of the wisdom of his adniinistntion in the highest office of the nation, I need say nothing. They have spoken, and will... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1859 - 702 Seiten
...the logic of George Mason and the fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers, was united a pure and spotless virtue, which no calumny has ever attempted to sully." ABOLITION OF ENTAILS. 173 The measure brought forward by Mr. Jefferson for the abolition of entails... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1861 - 804 Seiten
...bearing off the palm against the logic of George Mason and the fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers were united a pure and spotless...nation, I need say nothing. They have spoken and will for ever speak for themselves." The warm friendship felt by the writer of the above for Mr. Madison... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1861 - 812 Seiten
...of George Mason and the fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers were united n pure and spotless virtue, which no calumny has ever...nation, I need say nothing. They have spoken and will for ever speak for themselves." The warm friendship felt by the writer of the above for Mr. Madison... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - 1861 - 586 Seiten
...bearing off the palm against the logic of George Mason and the fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers were united a pure and spotless virtue, which no calumny l1as ever attempted to sully."2 Mr. Madison's greatest service in the national Convention consisted... | |
 | 1865 - 1046 Seiten
..." pure and spot" less virtue, which no calumny has ever " attempted to sully," and concluding — " Of the powers and polish of his pen, " and of the...highest office of the nation, " I need say nothing." Posterity has hardly confirmed the latter part, at least, of this panegyric of Jefferson's on one whom... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 524 Seiten
...were united a pure and spotless virtue, which no calumny has ever attempted to sully. Of the power and polish of his pen, and of the wisdom of his administration...have spoken, and will forever speak, for themselves." Every American citizen must reflect with pride upon the fact that he can point to a series of rulers... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 510 Seiten
...bearing off the palm against the logic of George Mason and the fervid declamation of Patrick Henry. With these consummate powers were united a pure and spotless...which no calumny has ever attempted to sully. Of the power and polish of his pen, and of the wisdom of his administration in the highest office of the nation,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1870 - 1344 Seiten
...information, and rendered him first of every assembly afterwards of which he became a member. . . . With these consummate powers were united a pure and spotless virtue, which no citlnmny has ever attempted to sully. Of the powers and policy of his pen, and of the wisdom of his... | |
 | American Whig Society - 1871 - 290 Seiten
...logic of George Mason and the *J fervid declamation of Mr. Henry. With these consummate powers was united a pure and spotless virtue, which no calumny has ever attempted to sully." Mr. Madison was not re-elected in 1777 because from high principle he would not treat the electors... | |
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