Father Past and Child Nation: The Romantic Imagination and the Origins of the American Civil War |
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... called themselves . The men who dominated public events in what Rufus Choate called " the second age of America , " tended to think of the founders of the nation 11 as " our fathers , a metaphorical designation that became current after ...
... called themselves . The men who dominated public events in what Rufus Choate called " the second age of America , " tended to think of the founders of the nation 11 as " our fathers , a metaphorical designation that became current after ...
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... called " our holy duty " of remembering the fathers , giving to them the fame that was their due reward . " Could we consent , on any occasion , to deprive [ the fathers ] of their just meed of praise , we should prove ourselves 1144 ...
... called " our holy duty " of remembering the fathers , giving to them the fame that was their due reward . " Could we consent , on any occasion , to deprive [ the fathers ] of their just meed of praise , we should prove ourselves 1144 ...
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... called to discharge a high and precious office to the cause of civil liberty ; that their hands were elected to strike the blow , for which two centuries of preparation-- never remitted , though often unconscious -- had been making , on ...
... called to discharge a high and precious office to the cause of civil liberty ; that their hands were elected to strike the blow , for which two centuries of preparation-- never remitted , though often unconscious -- had been making , on ...
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