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Page 54
... lived , is very remarkable for having been fertile in every form of irregular greatness , and they partook largely of the character of their times . In every great exertion of genius , in that age , whether in poetry , in eloquence , in ...
... lived , is very remarkable for having been fertile in every form of irregular greatness , and they partook largely of the character of their times . In every great exertion of genius , in that age , whether in poetry , in eloquence , in ...
Page 62
... lived in an age of controversy and intolerance , both religious and political , and for a considerable part of his life , he published a polemical tract every month , ⚫ and was regularly thrown into prison at least once a year . But ...
... lived in an age of controversy and intolerance , both religious and political , and for a considerable part of his life , he published a polemical tract every month , ⚫ and was regularly thrown into prison at least once a year . But ...
Page 70
... lived to see that colony recognised by the world as a sove- reign and independent state . Col. Daniel Boone , the adventurous founder of the state of Kentucky , is , per- haps , the only other instance of this remarkable dis- tinction ...
... lived to see that colony recognised by the world as a sove- reign and independent state . Col. Daniel Boone , the adventurous founder of the state of Kentucky , is , per- haps , the only other instance of this remarkable dis- tinction ...
Page 77
... lived , he would have patronized it very efficiently and liberally . While the plan for erecting the college was in agitation , he exerted himself in its support , advised the course of study , and patronized the subscription . I ...
... lived , he would have patronized it very efficiently and liberally . While the plan for erecting the college was in agitation , he exerted himself in its support , advised the course of study , and patronized the subscription . I ...
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... lived not an hour in the affections of their people . There , too , he sees other names , long familiar to him for their guilty or am- biguous fame . There rest , the blood - stained soldier of fortune - the orator , who was ever the ...
... lived not an hour in the affections of their people . There , too , he sees other names , long familiar to him for their guilty or am- biguous fame . There rest , the blood - stained soldier of fortune - the orator , who was ever the ...
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