There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be unlocked by trifles, but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude; and I reckon it among those kind of public blessings, which we do not immediately see, that GOD hath blessed him... The political works of Thomas Paine - Página 191por Thomas Paine - 1826 - 425 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1901 - 660 páginas
...and in action. The same remark may be made on General Washington ; for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be...health, and given him a mind that can even flourish upon cares. . . . I thank God that I fear not. I can see no real cause for fear. 1 know our situation well,... | |
| Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 428 páginas
...and in action. The same remark may be made on General Washington ; for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be...health, and given him a mind that can even flourish upon cares. . . . I thank God that I fear not. I can see no real cause for fear. 1 know our situation well,... | |
| Norman Hapgood - 1901 - 492 páginas
...and in action ; the same remark may be made on General Washington for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be...when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude." This last sentence sounds like a prophecy, and the first sentence, " These are the times that try men's... | |
| Washington Irving - 1901 - 600 páginas
...of fortitude ; and I reckon it among those kinds of public blessings which we do not im- " mediately see, that God hath blessed him with uninterrupted...given him a mind that can even flourish upon care." ¥ CHAPTER FORTY-THREE Washington clothed with Additional Powers — Recruitment of the Army— Increased... | |
| Washington Irving - 1902 - 620 páginas
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| Washington Irving - 1908 - 622 páginas
...remark may be made of General Washington, for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness ia some minds, which cannot be unlocked by trifles ;...cabinet of fortitude ; and I reckon it among those kinds of public blessings which we do not immediately see, that God hath blessed him with uninterrupted... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 542 páginas
...and in action. The same remark may be made on General Washington ; for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be...see. that God hath blessed him with uninterrupted healtl} and given him a mind that can even flourish upon cares. . . . I thank God that I fear not.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1905 - 620 páginas
...remark may be made of General Washington, for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness iu some minds, which cannot be unlocked by trifles ;...cabinet of fortitude ; and I reckon it among those kinds of public blessings which we do not immediately see, that God hath blessed him with uninterrupted... | |
| Washington Irving - 1907 - 620 páginas
...a natural firmness iii some minds, which cannot be unlocked by PAINE' a OPINION OF WASHINGTON. 537 trifles ; but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude ; and I reckon it among those kinds of public blessings which we do not immediately see, that God hath blessed him with uninterrupted... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1908 - 412 páginas
...and in action ; the same remark may be made on General Washington, for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be...blessings, which we do not immediately see, that God hath blest him with uninterrupted health, and given him a mind that can even flourish upon care. I shall... | |
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