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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ... - Page 234
by Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 300 pages
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Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising the Leading Debates and ...

United States. Congress - Law - 1826 - 844 pages
...marked the destiny of nations. But, if I " may even flatter myself that they may be productive of "come partial benefit, some occasional good; that they "..." spirit; to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intr-gue; " to guard against the impostures ot pretended patriotism; "this hope will be a full recompense...
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The Congressional Globe

United States. Congress - United States - 1826 - 844 pages
...mav even flatter myself that they may be productive of "some partial benefit, fomc occasional g'jo-1; that they " may now and then recur, to moderate the..." spirit; to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrgue; " to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; "(his hope will be a full recompense...
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Register of Debates in Congress: Comprising the Leading Debates and ...

United States. Congress - Law - 1826 - 842 pages
...even flatter myself that they may be productive- of "some p;irtr.d benefit, some occasional (jut"1; that they " may now and then recur, to moderate the fury of party " spirit; to warn against the mischief* of foreign intrigue^ " to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; "this hope...
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Eloquence of the United States, Volume 5

Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 564 pages
...then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit; to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigues; to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism...for your welfare, by which they have been dictated. How far, in the discharge of my official duties, I have been guided by the principles which have been...
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Eloquence of the United States, Volume 5

Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations! But, if I may even flatter myself, that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some ocHow far, in the discharge of my official duties, I have been guided by the principles which have...
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An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors

J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations : but if I may even flatter myself, that they may be...party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigues, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism ; this hope will be a full recompense...
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always...will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your ivelfare, by which they have been dictated. CHAPTER 2. EXERCISE, PUBLIC EDUCATION, TEMPERANCE, HEALTH,...
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The Academical Reader: Comprising Selections from the Most Admired Authors ...

John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. 14. But if I may even flatter myself, that they may be...for your welfare, by which they have been dictated. .f LESSON CXIV. Virtue. 1. The four Cardinal virtues a^ prudence, fortitude. temperance, and justice....
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the Armies of the ...

David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pages
...prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. But if I may flatter myself, that they may be productive of some...for your welfare, by which they have been dictated. " How far, in the discharge of my official duties, I have been guided bv the principles which have...
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The American Common-place Book of Prose: A Collection of Eloquent and ...

American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of empires. But if I may even flatter myself that they may be...patriotism ; this hope will be a full recompense for that solicitude for your welfare, by which they have been dictated. How far, in the discharge of my...
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