 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. Our fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great...  Official Report ... Annual Convention - Page 191by National Association of Builders of the United States of America - 1892Full view - About this book
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 544 pages
...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites UP. Our proper business is improvement. Let our a^e be the age of improvement. In a day of peace, Jet... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invite? us. Oar proper business is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement. In a day of... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...for us by the side of Solon, and Alfred, and 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, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. Our proper... | |
 | John D. Post - Readers - 1842 - 314 pages
...for us by the side of Solon and Alfred, and other founders of states. Ourf fathers have filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defense and preservation ; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuits to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. Our proper... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...filled them, liut there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. dur proper business is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement. Ina day of peace, let us... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 390 pages
...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation ; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times Btrongly invites us. Our proper business is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement. I na... | |
 | Salem Town - Elocution - 1847 - 420 pages
...us by the side of Solon," and Alfred,t1 and 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, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. 3. Our proper... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1848 - 514 pages
...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defence and preservation; and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. Our proper bustness is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement. In a day of peace, let us advance the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 554 pages
...filled them. But there remains to us a great duty of defense and preservation : and there is opened to us, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the tunes strongly invites us. Our proper business is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement.... | |
 | HENRY W. BELLOWS - 1855 - 134 pages
...for us by the side of Solon and Alfred, and 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, also, a noble pursuit, to which the spirit of the times strongly invites us. Our proper... | |
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