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"EULOGY ON GENERAL WASHINGTON. 



the ftandard of American Liberty with energies fulted to 

 her character: tempering authority with mildnefs, bravery 



with difcretion. -Intrepid in danger, clement in vidory, 



undifmayed by difafter, he bore the precious depofit 

 tlirough a long and perilous confli(fl, animated by the ap- 

 plau-Tcs of a grateful country and the admiration of the 

 World. 



rrences, that developed his talents 

 ) deeply impreffed upon the mem- 



Th 



ntful 



d 



ory of thofe wh 



I 



ddrefs 



to require 



petit 



They were flrongly afTociated with all you held moft d 



Revoivmp- \ 



t> 



life 



plied concerns, 



g and 



happy participation of fucceeding peace and profperlty 



Jiave not effaced them from your remembrance. And ye, 

 ingenuous Youth, whofe exigence commenced in the 



A 



fun 



of fF^ 



who have feen only h 



fetting 



the mirror of hiftory you will behold the brieht 



You will learn of your 



rei3e(flion of his meridian beams 



■^d, fires, how they were animated 



and cheering influence 



their benig 



will 



y 



how 



Afk of thofe who bare you 



they 



terrors, and protetf^ed by his arm 



his guardian form difpelled diftrelTmg 



placence they w^atched your infant llumbers 



with what calm com 



The elevated fentiments and the ( 

 ,which infpired the mind of every adive 

 the memorable conteft for Liberty and Independence^ were 



the afTured profpea 



panded views, 

 citizen, during 



of thpf) 

 tical e 



a ilate 



fatisfied with the firm purfu 



ilence 



and 



terefting objeas. During a jRrugg 



for pol 



you ftudied the liberal embellifhments of 



^esuviusy attended to the 



ke Pli 



