The Life of George Washington, Τόμος 4Author Washington Irving believed this, his monumental biography of America's first great military hero and president, to be his finest literary achievement. Indeed, it is a masterful work, a superlative life of George Washington, and stood as a definitive text long after its 1860 publication.Volume IV delves into the end of the Revolution and Washington's terms as president of the United States, and feature the full texts of his farewell address and will.WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) was born in New York City to Scottish immigrant parents. Considered by some the "Father of American Literature," Irving is best known for his short stories, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," but he also produced an extensive bibliography of essays, poems, travel books, and biographies. |
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CHAPTER XXVIII | 196 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 206 |
Washingtons Entrance upon his Second TermGloomy Auspices | 213 |
Genet Presents his Letter of CredenceHis Diplomatic SpeechWash | 219 |
CHAPTER XXXIV | 229 |
CHAPTER XXXVI | 240 |
James Monroe Appointed Minister to France to Place of Gouvernenr | 247 |
Washingtons Denunciation of Selfcreated SocietiesHot Relished | 253 |
CHAPTER XL | 98 |
Washington talked of for the PresidencyHis Letters on the Subject | 109 |
Tha New GovernmentDomestic and Foreign RelationsWashingtons | 121 |
Journey of Mrs Washington to New YorkHonors Paid her in | 129 |
The Department of State still without a HeadSketch of Jeffersons | 138 |
Washingtons Journey through the Eastern StatesJohn Hancock | 145 |
The Assumption of the State Debts discussedWashington in favor | 159 |
Frontier Difficulties with the IndiansGeneral Banners Expedition | 167 |
Washingtons Tour through the Southern StatesLetter to Lafayette | 174 |
Bural Hours at Mount VernonAssembling of Second CongressWash | 180 |
CHAPTER XXVII | 187 |
CHAPTER XL | 263 |
Meeting of CongressWashingtons Official Summary of the Events | 270 |
Washingtons Farewell AddressMeets the Two Houses of Congress | 279 |
Washington at Mount VernonInflux of Strange FacesLawrence | 287 |
Parting Address of the French Directory to Mr MonroeThe | 293 |
Washington Taxed Anew with the Cares of OfficeCorrespondence | 304 |
His SlavesProceedings of Congress on his DeathConclusion | 319 |
ILWashingtons Farewell Address 886 | 336 |
IILProceedings in Congress in consequence of the death nl Wash | 351 |
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Σελίδα 343 - ... facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion; and remember especially that for the efficient management of your common interests in a country so extensive as ours a government of as much vigor as is consistent with the perfect security of liberty is indispensable.
Σελίδα 343 - However combinations or associations of the above description may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people, and to usurp, for themselves, the reins of government ; destroying, afterwards, the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.
Σελίδα 342 - One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations: they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.
Σελίδα 343 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Σελίδα 341 - Is there a doubt whether a common government can embrace so large a sphere? Let experience solve it. To listen to mere speculation in such a case were criminal. We are authorized to hope that a proper organization of the whole, with the auxiliary agency of governments for the respective subdivisions will afford a happy issue to the experiment. It is well worth a fair and full experiment.
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Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | The Life of George Washington, Τόμος 4 Cosimo Classics biography The Life of George Washington |
| Συγγραφέας | Washington Irving |
| Έκδοση | εικονογραφημένη, επανεκτύπωση |
| Εκδότης | Cosimo, Inc., 2005 |
| ISBN | 1596051930, 9781596051935 |
| Μέγεθος | 416 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |