Exercises Attending the Unveiling and Presentation of a Statue of Gen. Ethan Allen at Burlington, Vermont, July 4th, 1873Free Press print, 1874 - 66 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 42 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned : forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : give, and it shall be given unto you : good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Σελίδα 39 - His fortitude and firmness seem to have placed him out of the reach of misfortune. There is an original something about him that commands admiration, and his long captivity and sufferings have only served to increase, if possible, his enthusiastic zeal. He appears very desirous of rendering his services to the States, and of being employed ; and at the same time, he does not discover any ambition for high rank.
Σελίδα 60 - ... have heard of his faults ; the shield of insignificance would have covered them ; but it was his destiny to be conspicuous, without the art to conceal or culture to soften his foibles. Yet there is much to admire, in the character of Ethan Allen. He was brave, generous, and frank, true to his friends, true to his country, consistent and unyielding in his purposes, seeking at all times to promote the best interests of mankind, a lover of social harmony, and a determined foe to the artifices of...
Σελίδα 31 - Canada or of our own country, according to which party holds the same in possession, and makes a proper improvement of it. The key is ours as yet, and provided the colonies would suddenly push an army of two or three thousand men into Canada, they might make a conquest of all that would oppose them, in the extensive province of Quebec, unless reinforcements from England should prevent it.
Σελίδα 30 - York, that, after consulting with General Schuyler, "they should employ in the army to be raised for the defence of America those called Green Mountain Boys, under such officers as the said Green Mountain Boys should choose.
Σελίδα 26 - be taken of all such cannon and stores, in order " that they may be safely returned, when the " restoration of the former harmony between " Great Britain and her colonies, so ardently " wished for by the latter, shall render it prudent " and consistent with the overruling law of self
Σελίδα 4 - DEFKNDER of the New Hampshire Grants, and Master Spirit in the arduous struggle which resulted in the Sovereignty and Independence of this State.
Σελίδα 3 - ... the foremost, in the early history of this State, and entitle it to the grateful and reverent remembrance of the citizens thereof." The monument and statue erected at the place of his burial were completed, unveiled, and presented July 4th, 1873, with appropriate exercises. The monument is of Barre granite. The base of the pedestal is eight feet square on the ground and consists of two steps of granite, on which rests a die of solid granite six feet square. Above the pedestal rises a Tuscan shaft...
Σελίδα 31 - A vast continent must now sink to slavery, poverty, horror and bondage, or rise to unconquerable freedom, immense wealth, inexpressible felicity, and immortal fame. " I will lay my life on it, that with fifteen hundred men, and a proper train of artillery, I will take Montreal. Provided I could be thus furnished, and if an army could command the field, it would be no insuperable difficulty to take Quebec.
Σελίδα 23 - ... and the innocent blood they have already shed calls for heaven's vengeance on their heads; and if they should come forth in arms against us, thousands of their injured and dissatisfied neighbors in the several governments will join with us to cut off and extirpate such an execrable race from the face of the earth.