The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 18Issued under the auspices of the Thomas Jefferson memorial association of the United States, 1904 |
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... observed to him , that to refute was indeed . easy , but to silence was impossible ; that in meas- ures brought forward by myself , I took the laboring oar , as was incumbent on me . " But , having no special talent and no taste for ...
... observed to him , that to refute was indeed . easy , but to silence was impossible ; that in meas- ures brought forward by myself , I took the laboring oar , as was incumbent on me . " But , having no special talent and no taste for ...
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... observed that if the eldest son could eat twice as much , or do double work , it might be a natural evidence of his right to a double portion ; but being on a par in his powers and wants with his brothers and sisters , he should be on a ...
... observed that if the eldest son could eat twice as much , or do double work , it might be a natural evidence of his right to a double portion ; but being on a par in his powers and wants with his brothers and sisters , he should be on a ...
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... observations . ' " " The critics of Mr. Jefferson have been wont to attribute what , in his lifetime , they termed his over - trust in the capacity of the people for self- government , to the views he imbibed in France . No doubt the ...
... observations . ' " " The critics of Mr. Jefferson have been wont to attribute what , in his lifetime , they termed his over - trust in the capacity of the people for self- government , to the views he imbibed in France . No doubt the ...
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... . Orthography Pronunciation Grammar . Supines and Gerunds .. Observations on Anglo - Saxon Grammar . Declensions of Nouns .. 361-411 361 367 369 372 375 381 392 396 AN ESSAY ON THE ANGLO - SAXON AND MODERN DIALECTS lii Contents.
... . Orthography Pronunciation Grammar . Supines and Gerunds .. Observations on Anglo - Saxon Grammar . Declensions of Nouns .. 361-411 361 367 369 372 375 381 392 396 AN ESSAY ON THE ANGLO - SAXON AND MODERN DIALECTS lii Contents.
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... Observations on the Three Measures . Of Elision Of Synecphonesis Of Rules for the Accent . Of the Length of Verse ... PAGE 404 413-451 422 430 430 431 440 Signing the Constitution of the United States ( September 17 Contents liii.
... Observations on the Three Measures . Of Elision Of Synecphonesis Of Rules for the Accent . Of the Length of Verse ... PAGE 404 413-451 422 430 430 431 440 Signing the Constitution of the United States ( September 17 Contents liii.
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Page 450 - ... full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear : full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air. some village Hampden that with dauntless breast the little tyrant of his fields withstood, some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.
Page 442 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove: But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No withered witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew! The red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little...
Page xv - Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, all lawful powers respecting the same did of right remain, and were reserved to the States or to the people ; that thus was manifested their determination to retain to themselves the right of judging how far the licentiousness of speech and of the press may be abridged without lessening their useful freedom, and how far those abuses which cannot be separated from their use should be tolerated rather than the use be destroyed...
Page 439 - Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear ; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come, when it will come.
Page xi - I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another : for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents.
Page xxviii - ... the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid; the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public reason; freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected...
Page 429 - I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed...
Page xxxv - It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more completely deprive the nation of its benefits, than is done by its abandoned prostitution to falsehood. Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.