 Within this vast region we behold the most sublime and interesting objects of creation ; the loftiest mountains, the most majestic rivers in the world ; the richest mines of the precious metals, and the choicest productions of the earth. We behold there...  Life and times - Side 219av Henry Clay - 1863Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | James Herring - 1834 - 468 sider
...colonies. On this subject, Mr. CLAY entered with all his heart and soul, and mind and strength, — he saw "the glorious spectacle of eighteen millions of people struggling to burst their chains and to be free" ; and he called to mind the language of the venerated father of his country: "Born in a land of liberty,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1841 - 682 sider
...secretary-at-war under JQ Adams, zealously urged the recognition of the South American States ; he hailed ' the glorious spectacle of eighteen millions of people struggling to burst their chains and to be free ;' and his biographer, in ' The National Portrait Gallery,' now arrogates for him the honour of having... | |
 | Henry Clay - 1842 - 518 sider
...the world; the richest mines of the precious metals, and the choicest productions of the earth. We behold there a spectacle still more interesting and...and this country shall ultimately constitute several diffurent nations. Leaving the United States on the north, we come to New Spain, or the vice-royalty... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 548 sider
...world ; the richest mines of the precious metals, and the choicest productions of the earth. We benold there a spectacle still more interesting and sublime...people and this country shall ultimately constitute «everal different nations. Leaving the United States on the north, we come to New Spain, or the vice-royalty... | |
 | Henry Clay - 1844 - 168 sider
...the world ; the richest mines of the precious metals, and the choicest productions of the earth. We behold there a spectacle still more interesting and...people, struggling to burst their chains and to be free. But, sir, I take the broad and bold position : I maintain, that an oppressed people are authorized,... | |
 | Calvin Colton - 1846 - 592 sider
...choicest productions of the earth. We behold there a spectacle still more interesting and sublime—the glorious spectacle of eighteen millions of people,...people and this country shall ultimately constitute several.different nations. Leaving the United States on the north, we come to New Spain, or the viceroyalty... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1848 - 484 sider
...interesting mul eublimc — the glorious spectacle of eighteen millions of people, struggling to burst iheir chains and to be free. When we take a little nearer...different nations. Leaving the United States on the north, w^ come to New Spain, or the vice-royalty of Mexico on the south; passing by Guatemala, we reach the... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Q. Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1848 - 494 sider
...the world ; the richest mines of the precious metals, and the choicest productions of the earth. We behold there a spectacle still more interesting and...chains and to be free. When we take a little nearer and mure detailed view, we perceive that nature has, as it were, ordained that this people and this country... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - 1852 - 492 sider
...the world ; the richest mines ofthe precious metals, and the choicest productions of the earth. We behold there a spectacle still more interesting and...spectacle of eighteen millions of people struggling to hurst their chains ami to be free. When we take a little nearer and more detailed view, we perceive... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 498 sider
...interesting and sublime — the glorious spectaele of cighteen millions of pcople, struggling to burst thcir chains and to be free. When we take a little nearer and more detailed view, we perccive that nature has, as it were, ordained that this people and this country shall ultimately constitute... | |
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