Margaret Moncrieffe; the First Love of Aaron Burr: A Romance of the RevolutionDerby & Jackson, 1860 - 437 oldal |
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... hand an open letter which he had just perused . At a large oval table which stood in the centre of the room , and which was covered with papers lying about in disorder and confusion , was seated a young man , dressed in the blue and ...
... hand an open letter which he had just perused . At a large oval table which stood in the centre of the room , and which was covered with papers lying about in disorder and confusion , was seated a young man , dressed in the blue and ...
23. oldal
... hand , as if to aid her vision , ren- dered indistinct by age . “ Why , mother , can't you see ? " and the speaker , who had left the wash - tub and joined her mother in the doorway , peered out in the direction whence the sounds ...
... hand , as if to aid her vision , ren- dered indistinct by age . “ Why , mother , can't you see ? " and the speaker , who had left the wash - tub and joined her mother in the doorway , peered out in the direction whence the sounds ...
25. oldal
... hand , which was warmly grasped by the delighted old lady , who , turn- ing toward the house , exclaimed , at the top of her shrill voice : " Patsy , come down here ; it's little Burr . Why , Aaron , where did you come from ? We heard ...
... hand , which was warmly grasped by the delighted old lady , who , turn- ing toward the house , exclaimed , at the top of her shrill voice : " Patsy , come down here ; it's little Burr . Why , Aaron , where did you come from ? We heard ...
26. oldal
... hand , he clasped her waist with the other , and before she had time to resist , had she felt so inclined , which is exceedingly doubtful , the young soldier had im- printed a hearty kiss upon a pair of as pretty , and rosy lips as New ...
... hand , he clasped her waist with the other , and before she had time to resist , had she felt so inclined , which is exceedingly doubtful , the young soldier had im- printed a hearty kiss upon a pair of as pretty , and rosy lips as New ...
27. oldal
... hand to his lips , and imprinting a kiss on it , at the same time fastening upon her a glance which brought the crimson tide again to her face . " I have come to relieve you of the presence of let me see , what is her name , " and he ...
... hand to his lips , and imprinting a kiss on it , at the same time fastening upon her a glance which brought the crimson tide again to her face . " I have come to relieve you of the presence of let me see , what is her name , " and he ...
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Aaron Burr admiration army asked beautiful blush boat brother Captain Barnum Captain Blanchard Captain Edwards cause Colonel Burr Colonel Fanning command commander-in-chief conversation Corbie countenance course crieffe daughter dear deponent door Duchess of Gordon duty Edmund Blanchard enemy enlisted exclaimed expression eyes face feel gazed Gilbert Forbes girl glance glass Governor Tryon guard gunsmith half hand happy heard heart Hickey honor horse hour Island king's knew lady letter look Major Burr Major Gibbs Margaret Moncrieffe mean Miss Moncrieffe morning never night o'clock orders party Patsy pistols placed plot prisoner Putnam quarters received replied Richmond Hill Royalist SAMUEL ROWLAND seated Selim sent Seth Adams smile soon spoke Staten Island stood sure tell Thomas Hickey thought tion told tones Tory troops turned woman words young Adams young officer young soldier
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38. oldal - When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see, that on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse.
49. oldal - It is highly improbable that I shall have an equal number of votes with Mr. Jefferson ; but if such should be the result, every man who knows me ought to know that I would utterly disclaim all competition.
50. oldal - ... utterly disclaim all competition. Be assured that the Federal party can entertain no wish for such an exchange. As to my friends, they would dishonor my views and insult my feelings, by a suspicion that I would submit to be instrumental in counteracting the wishes and the expectations of the people of the United States. And I now constitute you my proxy to declare these sentiments, if the occasion shall require.
32. oldal - In retracing his steps, we see nothing to applaud, and less to admire. . . . Throughout there appears a winding, a convenient versatility, a species of refined cunning." He moved like a serpent, and "in his conduct there is nothing amiable, disinterested, magnanimous or patriotic. . . . Selfishness impelled him to action.
41. oldal - he had fixed his basilisk eyes on the Presidency; and in the fulness of his sanguine disposition he entertained a hope that, by able management, he might fill that office before Mr. Jefferson, to whom it was exclusively alloted by the people. . . . Mr. Burr seems to have carried on a secret correspondence with the federalists from the period of his nomination. . . . Fortune had been so kind to Mr. Burr that he was lavish of her favours and sported with her bounties.
87. oldal - April last, did propose to the citizens of this state, to elect by ballot delegates to meet in convention, "for the purpose of considering the parts of the Constitution of this state respecting the number of senators and members of assembly in this state, and with power to reduce and limit the number of them as the said convention...
87. oldal - State to elect by ballot delegates to meet in convention, "for the purpose of considering the parts of the constitution of this State respecting the number of senators and members of assembly in this State, and with power to reduce and limit the number of them as the said convention might deem proper: and also for the purpose of considering and determining the true construction of the twenty-third article of the constitution of this State, relative to the right of nomination to office...
50. oldal - Jefferson; but if such should be the result, every man who knows me ought to know that I would utterly disclaim all competition. Be assured that the Federal party can entertain no wish for such an exchange. As to my friends...
74. oldal - But the Colonel had expressed his disapprobation of such public flatteries, and Mr. Cheetham was in a fury. "It was not to be expected," he wrote, "that Mr. Jefferson . . . would be guilty of so palpable a violation of the laws of decorum. . . . Mr. Burr, however, was pleased to take another course. He would not be so unlike a Republican as to answer addresses. There was some art in this; it might catch a few easy gulls ... at AARON BURR From the original portrait hy Vanderlyn in the possession of...
32. oldal - ... published View of the Political Conduct of Aaron Burr, in which all of the Colonel's political iniquities were elaborately and whimsically reviewed. In fact, in his long public career, he had never performed a single act worthy of Republican approval with the exception of his stand against the Jay treaty. "In retracing his steps, we see nothing to applaud, and less to admire. . . . Throughout there appears a winding, a convenient versatility, a species of refined cunning.