 I must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is over ; like a field of young Indian corn, which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discolored, and which in that...  Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin - Seite 51von Benjamin Franklin - 1833Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Howard Griggs - 1927 - 392 Seiten
...greatest captains of the age. "I must soon quit this scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...and discolored, and which in that weak state, by a thundergust of violent wind, hail, and rain, seemed to be threatened with absolute destruction; yet... | |
 | Charles Van Doren, Charles Lincoln Van Doren, Robert McHenry - 1971 - 1530 Seiten
...Letter to Washington, 1780 / must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish; as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is over; like a field of young Indian com, which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discolored, and which in that weak state,... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 Seiten
...Washington, March 5, 1780: "I must soon quit the Scene, but you may live to see our Country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the War is...State, by a Thunder Gust, of violent Wind, Hail, and Rain.'seem'd to be threaten'd with absolute Destruction; yet the Storm being past, it recovers fresh... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 Seiten
...greatest Captains of the Age. I must soon quit the Scene, but you may live to see our Country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the War is...by a Thunder Gust, of violent Wind, Hail, and Rain, seem'd to be threaten'd with absolute Destruction; yet the Storm being past, it recovers fresh Verdure,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2003 - 588 Seiten
...greatest captains of the age. I must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...field of young Indian corn, which long fair weather 6c sunshine had enfeebled and discolored, and which in that weak state, by a thunder gust of violent... | |
 | Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 Seiten
...(and others) will live to see our country flourish, as it amazingly and rapidly did after the war was over. Like a field of young Indian corn, which long fair weather and sunshine has enfeebled and discolour'd, and which in that weak state, by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 513 Seiten
...(and others) will live to see our country flourish, as it amazingly and rapidly did after the war was over. Like a field of young Indian corn, which long fair weather and sunshine has enfeebled and discolour'd, and which in that weak state, by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail... | |
 | Kevin J. Hayes - 2008 - 653 Seiten
...United States would flourish after the war, Franklin compared it to a characteristically American motif: "Like a Field of young Indian Corn, which long Fair weather and Sunshine had enfeebled and discoloured, and which in that weak State, by a Thunder Gust, of violent Wind, Hail and Rain seem'd... | |
 | 1938 - 396 Seiten
...piece, a large Homeric simile. I must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...and discolored, and which, in that weak state, by a thunder-gust of violent wind, hail, and rain seemed to be threatened with absolute destruction; yet... | |
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