America First: Patriotic Readings |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page 24
... Richard Henry Lee , of Virginia , for immediate and absolute independence . Are there any remarks ? RICHARD HENRY LEE . Mr. President and Gentle- men of the Continental Congress : -Why do we delay 24 THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
... Richard Henry Lee , of Virginia , for immediate and absolute independence . Are there any remarks ? RICHARD HENRY LEE . Mr. President and Gentle- men of the Continental Congress : -Why do we delay 24 THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
Page 26
... Virginia , John Adams of Massachusetts , Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania , Roger Sherman of Connecticut , and Robert R. Living- ston of New York . Gentlemen , what is your further pleasure ? SAMUEL ADAMS . Mr. President : -I move that ...
... Virginia , John Adams of Massachusetts , Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania , Roger Sherman of Connecticut , and Robert R. Living- ston of New York . Gentlemen , what is your further pleasure ? SAMUEL ADAMS . Mr. President : -I move that ...
Page 53
... Virginia . ) PATRICK HENRY . 1Mr . President and Gentlemen of the Continental Congress : -We have done every- thing that could be done , to avert the storm which is now coming on . We have petitioned ; we have re- monstrated : we have ...
... Virginia . ) PATRICK HENRY . 1Mr . President and Gentlemen of the Continental Congress : -We have done every- thing that could be done , to avert the storm which is now coming on . We have petitioned ; we have re- monstrated : we have ...
Page 61
... Virginia ! BENJAMIN HARRISON . Mr. President and Gentle- men : -Virginia is here with a solid delegation for in- dependence . Our battle cry has been so well stated by Mr. Henry that we need but to repeat it now- Liberty or Death ! Virginia ...
... Virginia ! BENJAMIN HARRISON . Mr. President and Gentle- men : -Virginia is here with a solid delegation for in- dependence . Our battle cry has been so well stated by Mr. Henry that we need but to repeat it now- Liberty or Death ! Virginia ...
Page 65
... Virginia , Ed- ward Rutledge of South Carolina , and Lyman Hall of Georgia , as an honorary committee to escort General Washington before this Congress to receive his resig- nation . ( General Washington is escorted before Congress and ...
... Virginia , Ed- ward Rutledge of South Carolina , and Lyman Hall of Georgia , as an honorary committee to escort General Washington before this Congress to receive his resig- nation . ( General Washington is escorted before Congress and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln American Revolution arms army Barlow battle believe BENJAMIN FRANKLIN blood born brave Britain Caesar Rodney Carolina Cavalier citizens civil clamor for recognition Colonel colonies command committee Confederate Continental Congress delegates duty Edward Rutledge England feel fight flag fought glorious glory HANCOCK hand heart honor hope human Jefferson John Adams JOSEPH HEWES justice land liberty live loud clamor ment nation navy never North ourselves paragraph on slavery Patrick Henry patriotism peace Pennsylvania political President and Gentlemen principles race republic Richard Henry Lee Roger Sherman Samuel Adams Samuel Chase scene SECRETARY THOMSON sentiment Shouts of Three side slavery slaves soldier South South Carolina spirit stand statesmen Supposed Speech sword things thought Three cheers tion to-day Union Union army United victory Virginia vote for independence votes aye Washington
Popular passages
Page 259 - By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set today a votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem, When, like our sires, our sons are gone. Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die,...
Page 151 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 99 - Observe good faith and justice toward all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct, and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it...
Page 54 - Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power.
Page 263 - My native country, thee, Land of the noble, free. Thy name I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills: My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.
Page 150 - To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained.
Page 262 - Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave...
Page 102 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Page 261 - Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Page 278 - From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for the friend and the foe; Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; Under the roses, the Blue; Under the lilies, the Gray.