American revolution to the presentR.S. Peale, J.A. Hill, 1897 |
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allies American April arms Assembly attack August Austrian battle became Bonaparte Britain British Camille Desmoulins captured Carolina Charles Colonel colonies command Confederate Congress Constitution court declared defeated Duke elected Emperor enemy England English eral Europe February fled fleet force France French army French Republic French Revolution garrison George German Girondist Governor House of Commons House of Lords hundred independence India Ireland Irish island Italy Jacobins John July June killed King king's land Lord Louis Louis XVI March Marshal Marshal Soult ment military Minister Ministry Napoleon National Convention North October Paris Parliament party peace Pitt Pitt's political possession President Prince prisoners Prussia republican repulsed retreat Rhine river Robespierre Russian Senate sent September siege soon South South Carolina Spain Spanish surrender Sweden territory thousand tion took Tories treaty troops Union United vessels victory Virginia vote Warren Hastings Washington West Whig William York
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Seite 2685 - And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head; And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But little he'll reck; if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Seite 2862 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Seite 2904 - He dashed down the line mid a storm of huzzas. And the wave of retreat checked its course there, because The sight of the master compelled it to pause, With foam, and with dust the black charger was gray, By the flash of his eye, and the red nostril's play, He seemed to the whole great army to say, "I have brought you Sheridan all the way From Winchester down to save the day!
Seite 2574 - But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever.
Seite 2685 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
Seite 2727 - Yes ! where is he, the Champion and the Child Of all that's great or little, wise or wild ? Whose game was empires and whose stakes were thrones ? Whose table, earth — whose dice were human bones ? Behold the grand result in yon lone isle, And, as thy nature urges, weep or smile.
Seite 2553 - I have said he, often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting Sun.
Seite 2521 - My Lords, his Majesty succeeded to an empire as great in extent as its reputation was unsullied. Shall we tarnish the lustre of this nation by an ignominious surrender of its rights and fairest possessions...
Seite 2547 - appointment of commissioners to take into consideration the situation of the United States; to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the Constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the Union; and to report such an act for that purpose, to the United States in Congress assembled, as when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the legislature of every State, will effectually provide for the same.
Seite 2598 - With luxury and pride surrounded, The vile insatiate despots dare, Their thirst of power and gold unbounded, To mete and vend the light and air. Like beasts of burden would they load us, Like gods would bid their slaves adore, But man is man, and who is more? Then shall they longer lash and goad us? To arms! to arms! ye brave, &c. ' Oh, Liberty, can man resign thee, Once having felt thy generous flame? Can dungeons, bolts and bars confine thee Or whips thy noble spirit tame?