Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States: With the Eulogy Delivered Before the Legislature of New YorkDerby, Miller, 1849 - 404 pagini This book is a biography of John Quincy Adams, United States Senator, Congressman from Massachusetts, and the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. |
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... hours were filled with the instructions casually derived from the conversation of John Adams , and Dr. Franklin , and other eminent intellectual per . sons , by whom his father was surrounded . The im- provement of the son during his ...
... hours were filled with the instructions casually derived from the conversation of John Adams , and Dr. Franklin , and other eminent intellectual per . sons , by whom his father was surrounded . The im- provement of the son during his ...
Pagina 53
... hour . In these articles too , Mr. Adams devel- oped the political creed which governed him through life in regard to two great principles - union at home , and independence of all foreign alliances or entanglements -independence not ...
... hour . In these articles too , Mr. Adams devel- oped the political creed which governed him through life in regard to two great principles - union at home , and independence of all foreign alliances or entanglements -independence not ...
Pagina 80
... hours without finding a guide or the path . Fortunately , a straggling black came up with us , and we engaged him as a guide to extricate us out of our difficulty ; but woods are all you see , from Baltimore , until you reach the city ...
... hours without finding a guide or the path . Fortunately , a straggling black came up with us , and we engaged him as a guide to extricate us out of our difficulty ; but woods are all you see , from Baltimore , until you reach the city ...
Pagina 90
... hours of relaxation from sterner duties , a vast fund of classic lore and useful learning . At an early day , he had become distin- guished as a ripe scholar , and an impressive , dignified , and eloquent public speaker . His reputation ...
... hours of relaxation from sterner duties , a vast fund of classic lore and useful learning . At an early day , he had become distin- guished as a ripe scholar , and an impressive , dignified , and eloquent public speaker . His reputation ...
Pagina 115
... hour of diffi- culty , will be an able helpmate , and I am convinced his appointment will afford general satisfaction . " This prediction was well founded . The consummate ability exhibited by Mr. Adams in foreign negotiations had ...
... hour of diffi- culty , will be an able helpmate , and I am convinced his appointment will afford general satisfaction . " This prediction was well founded . The consummate ability exhibited by Mr. Adams in foreign negotiations had ...
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