Born, sir, in a land of liberty; having early learned its value; having engaged in a perilous conflict to defend it; having, in a word, devoted the best years of my life to secure its permanent establishment in my own country, my anxious recollections,... The Public Men of the Revolution: Including Events from the Peace of 1783 to ... - Page 103 by William Sullivan - 1847 - 463 pages Full view -
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