The Life of Thomas Paine: Author of Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age of Reason, Letter to the Addressers, &c. &cT. C. Rickman, 1819 - 277 sivua |
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... brought for- " ward truths the most convincing . Like a powerful magician he touches with his wand " the hills of error and they smoke ; the moun- " tains of inhumanity and they melt away . " " Had Thomas Paine , " says another most ...
... brought for- " ward truths the most convincing . Like a powerful magician he touches with his wand " the hills of error and they smoke ; the moun- " tains of inhumanity and they melt away . " " Had Thomas Paine , " says another most ...
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... brought together , and Common Sense ' burst from the press of the latter in a few days with an effect which has been rarely produced by types and paper in any age or country . " Between the time of the publication of this pamphlet and ...
... brought together , and Common Sense ' burst from the press of the latter in a few days with an effect which has been rarely produced by types and paper in any age or country . " Between the time of the publication of this pamphlet and ...
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... brought me once more on the public the- " atre of public politics , and occasioned my 6C writing a work that had the greatest run of any ever published in the English language . " The principles in it were the same as those in 66 my ...
... brought me once more on the public the- " atre of public politics , and occasioned my 6C writing a work that had the greatest run of any ever published in the English language . " The principles in it were the same as those in 66 my ...
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... infirmity - he was one of the last men in the world to be guilty of any thing of the kind ; nor can it be supposed it is now brought forward but for the reason stated . F " tween the timidity of some who are so afraid 65.
... infirmity - he was one of the last men in the world to be guilty of any thing of the kind ; nor can it be supposed it is now brought forward but for the reason stated . F " tween the timidity of some who are so afraid 65.
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... brought out his excellent letter to the Earl of Shelburne on his speech in the House of Lords , July the 10th , 1782 . To get an idea of the speech of this earl , it may not be necessary to quote more than the following sentence ...
... brought out his excellent letter to the Earl of Shelburne on his speech in the House of Lords , July the 10th , 1782 . To get an idea of the speech of this earl , it may not be necessary to quote more than the following sentence ...
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Abbé Raynal Age of Reason America appear bears a plant believe Bonneville Burke called character Cheetham's citizen CLIO RICKMAN COLUMBIA be slaves Common Sense conduct congress convention death defend deist dollars earth bears England Europe expence fame favour feel France French revolution gun-boats guns happiness honour human hundred Joel Barlow king Korah land letter Lewes liberty live London Lord Louis Capet LOVE mankind matter ment millions mind Miranda nation ne'er never Nootka Sound opinion Paine's pamphlet Paris Pennsylvanian Magazine person Philadelphia political pounds sterling principles prosecution published reader religion Robespierre rolls its waves scene sea rolls sent ship SIR ROBERT SMITH SNOW DROP Society sons of COLUMBIA tell thee Thetford thing Thomas Addis Emmet Thomas Paine thou thousand thro tion took truth Walmer Castle whole writings wrote
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Sivu 247 - Should the tempest of war overshadow our land, Its bolts could ne'er rend Freedom's temple asunder ; For, unmoved, at its portal would WASHINGTON stand, And repulse,. with his breast, the assaults of the thunder ! His sword, from the sleep Of its scabbard would leap, And conduct, with its point, every flash to the deep ! For ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves, While the earth bears a plant or the sea rolls its waves.
Sivu 77 - Your presence may remind Congress of your past services to this country; and if it is in my power to impress them, command my best exertions with freedom, as they will be rendered cheerfully by one, who entertains a lively sense of the importance of your works, and who, with much pleasure, subscribes himself, Your sincere friend, G. WASHINGTON...
Sivu 273 - The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God. free and Independent, to all to whom these presents shall come or may concern, Send Greeting : Know ye that...
Sivu 192 - The true Deist has but one Deity; and his religion consists in contemplating the power, wisdom, and benignity of the Deity in his works, and in endeavoring to imitate him in everything moral, scientifical, and mechanical.
Sivu 173 - It will not then be said, here stood a temple of vast antiquity, — here rose a Babel of invisible height, or there a palace of sumptuous extravagance ; but here, ah painful thought ! the noblest work of human wisdom, the grandest scene of human glory, the fair cause of freedom rose and fell...
Sivu 178 - Examination of the Passages in the New Testament, Quoted from the Old, and called Prophecies concerning Jesus Christ...
Sivu 277 - I have lived an honest and useful life to mankind ; my time has been spent in doing good ; and I die in perfect composure and resignation to the will of my Creator God.
Sivu 15 - Paine's publications appear to have had in procuring the repeal of some oppressive taxes in the present session of Parliament; and they hope that this adoption of a small part of Mr Paine's ideas will be followed by the most strenuous exertions to accomplish a...
Sivu 191 - I well remember, when about seven or eight years of age, hearing a sermon read by a relation of mine, who was a great devotee of the Church, upon the subject of what is called redemption by the death of the Son of God.
Sivu 261 - ... way, And hither conducted the dame. A fair budding branch from the gardens above, Where millions with millions agree, She brought in her hand as a pledge of her love, And the plant she named Liberty Tree. The celestial exotic struck deep in the ground, Like a native it flourished and bore; The fame of its fruit drew the nations around, To seek out this peaceable shore.