 I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation — and it has been my favorite study — I have read Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom...  Specimens of Argumentation: Mondern - עמוד 191893 - 178 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 802 דפים
...the great Pitt was constrained to say, "I must declare and avow that in all my reading and study — and it has been my favorite study ; I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 802 דפים
...the great Pitt was constrained to say, " I must declare and avow that in all my reading and study — and it has been my favorite study ; I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom... | |
 | John Wingate Thornton - 1860 - 560 דפים
...the state documents of the General Congress at Philadelphia, Chatham, in the House of Lords, said: "For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation, — I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master states of the world, — that for... | |
 | John Wingate Thornton - 1860 - 556 דפים
...the state documents of the General Congress at Philadelphia, Chatham, in the House of Lords, said : " For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation, — I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master states of the world, — that for... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1861 - 812 דפים
...your lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their...cause, and wish to make it your own. For myself, I juiist declare and avow that in all my reading and observation, and it has been my favorite etudy —... | |
 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson - 1909 - 412 דפים
...tribute in his speech before the House of Lords on January 20, 1775. "I must declare and avow," he said, "that in all my reading and observation — and it...study — I have read Thucydides and have studied and admired the master-states of the world — for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom... | |
 | Jacob Harris Patton, John Lord - 1910 - 336 דפים
...your lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America; when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their...cause, and wish to make it your own. For myself, I must avow, and I have studied the master states of the world, I know not the people, or senate, who, for... | |
 | Edmond Stephen Meany - 1912 - 650 דפים
...compliment, as follows : "When your lordships look at the papers, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their...study: I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired all the master states of the world,— that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1912 - 822 דפים
...the respect of the best European critics. Lord Chatham said in the House of Lords on 20 Jan. 1775, "I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and...study — I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master-states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom... | |
 | Robert Haven Schauffler - 1912 - 328 דפים
...lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America, when you consider their firmness, decency, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause and wish to make it your own. For myself, I must affirm, declare, and avow that, in all my reading and observation (and it has been my favorite study,... | |
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