Sketches of Universal History, Sacred and Profane, from the Creation of the World to the Present Time: In Four Parts, Embracing a Concise View of the Political Administrations of the American Presidents, with an Appendix and a Chronological Table of ContentsRoberts & Burr, printers, 1823 - 412 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
action alarm America arms army assembled attack Augustus Austria battle became Bonaparte British carnage caused CHAP Charlemagne Charles XII church civil claims command commenced conflict Congress conquest consul corruption council crown death decreed desperate died distressing dominion duke duke of Austria Edward Egypt emperor Napoleon empire enemy England English entered Europe fell feuds fire Flanders fled fleet force France Frederic French gave Germany head Henry Henry III holy house of Bourbon intrigues Italy king of France king of Prussia king of Sweden kingdom laid land Lewis XIV liberty Lord marched mareschal ment midst Narva nation opened Otho Paris parliament parties peace Peter Philip Poland pope President prince prisoners queen raged reign religion rendered restored retired returned Roman Rome ruins Russians Saxons scene Scotland seized sent settled siege soon Spain spirit succeeded success sword thousand throne tion took treaty triumph troops Turks United victory
Pasajes populares
Página 374 - I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that they will control the usual current of the 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 occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit ; to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue; to guard against the impostures of...
Página 366 - Any other tenure by which the West can hold this essential advantage, whether derived from its own separate strength or from an apostate and unnatural connection with any foreign power, must be intrinsically precarious.
Página 369 - From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose, and there being constant danger of excess the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming, it should consume.
Página 368 - ... the real tendency of the existing constitution of a country; that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion ; and remember, especially, that for the efficient management of your common interests, in a country so extensive as ours, a government of as much vigor as is consistent with the perfect security of liberty is indispensable.
Página 369 - This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
Página 372 - ... of a virtuous sense of obligation, a commendable deference for public opinion, or a laudable zeal for public good the base or foolish compliances of ambition, corruption, or infatuation. As avenues to foreign influence in innumerable ways, such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent patriot.
Página 366 - With such powerful and obvious motives to union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those who in any quarter may endeavour to weaken its bands.
Página 364 - In the discharge of this trust, I will only say, that I have, with good intentions, contributed towards the organization and administration of the government, the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable.
Página 363 - I beg you at the same time to do me the justice to be assured that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my situation might imply, I am influenced by no diminution of zeal for your future interest, no deficiency of grateful respect for your past kindness, but am supported by a full conviction that the step is compatible...
Página 372 - Excessive partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike of another, cause those whom they actuate, to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil, and even second, the arts of influence on the other.