 | Daniel Webster - Bunker Hill Monument - 1825 - 52 pages
...hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win HO laurels in a war for Independence. Earlier and worthier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us,... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Free thought - 1825 - 920 pages
...presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for Indepen- . dence. Eailier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are...Alfred, and other founders of states. Our fathers have rilled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation; and there is opened... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.) - 1825 - 44 pages
...hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can ,wln no laurels in a war for Independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them alk Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon, and Alfred, and other founders of states. Our... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 564 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for Independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation : and there is open to us, also,... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 552 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us,... | |
 | Speeches, Addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 550 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us,... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1837 - 396 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to MS,... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...descends to new hands. Let us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier...other founders of states. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us" a great duty of defense and preservation ; and there is opened to us,... | |
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We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon, and Alfred, and other founders of states. 
