 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1860 - 816 pages
...firmness, and •wisdom, you cannot but respect their can*j and wish to make it your own. For m-yselC ' must declare and avow that in all my reading and observation, and it has been my to™"*? study — I have read Thucydides, and adrmrw the master states of the world— that for solidi?... | |
 | John Wingate Thornton - United States - 1860 - 556 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1860 - 524 pages
...their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own. 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-stated of the world) — that... | |
 | John Wingate Thornton - United States - 1860 - 560 pages
...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 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1861 - 812 pages
...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 — I have read Thucydide?, and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity... | |
 | Frank Moore - Clergy - 1862 - 392 pages
...Lord Chatham, speaking of our first general Congress, gives them this very honorable testimony :—" I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation, for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, no nation or body of men can... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 720 pages
...their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own. For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my...read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master-states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - United States - 1867 - 616 pages
...as a company of demigods ; and William Pitt, the great Earl of Chatham, exclaimed, "I must declare that in all my reading and observation — and it...been my favorite study : I have read Thucydides, and meditated the rise of the master states of the world — for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1867 - 672 pages
...their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own. For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation of * Parliamentary History, vol. xviii. col. 152, note. history, and it lias been my favourite study... | |
 | 1870 - 958 pages
...this generous and appreciative statesman of England made the following extraordinary speech : — " For myself, I must declare and avow, that in all my reading and observation, — and history has been my favorite study, — I have read Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master... | |
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When 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 declare and avow that in all my reading... 
