 | Edmund Burke - 1849 - 1012 pagine
...United States, one who was described, in the words of Jefferson, as •• the colossus of Congress, the pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence, and its ablest advocate and defender." The son, cradled in the revolution, at nine years of age heard the Declaration of Independence... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 pagine
...at least, of his prolocutors ? Mr. Jefferson has told us that "the Colossus of that Congress—the great " pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence,...advocate and champion on the floor of •'the House, was Jobn Adams." How he supported it, can now be only matter of imagination : for, the debate was conducted... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pagine
...might have been lost. In the language of Mr. Jefferson, he was " the Colossus of that Congress — the pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence, and its ablest advocate and defender." In that day of darkness, he stood first among the foremost, and in his own emphatic language,... | |
 | 1827 - 544 pagine
...mistaken in the relative prominency of one, at least, of his prolocutors? Mr. Jefferson has told us that " the Colossus of that Congress — the great...champion on the floor of the House, was John Adams." How he supported it, ican now be only matter of imagination : for, the debate was conducted with closed... | |
 | 1827 - 540 pagine
...one, at least, of his prolocutors? Mr. Jefferson has told us that "the Colossus of that Congress—the great pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence,...champion on the floor of the House, was John Adams." How he supported it, can now be only matter of imagination: for, the debate was conducted with closed... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 pagine
...sufficient, in that age, to call 'out all the speaking talent of the House Mr. Jefferson has told us that " the Colossus of that Congress-— the great...to the Declaration of Independence, and its ablest advo^ cate and champion on the floor of Ihe House,, was John Adams." The resolution having been carried,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1879 - 634 pagine
...subject of independence is said to have been unrivalled. Mr. Jefferson himself has affirmed, " that the great pillar of support to the declaration of...champion on the floor of the house, was John Adams." Speaking of his general character as an orator, the same illustrious man observed, that he was " the... | |
 | John Hayward - 1829 - 530 pagine
...attempt to subjugate freemen ; and by his side stood the man, who, in the language of Jefferson, " was the great pillar of support to the declaration of...and its ablest advocate and champion on the floor of Congress." Mr. Adams says," At one o'clock on Wednesday, the first of June, 1785, the master of ceremonies... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1829 - 644 pagine
...Jefferson himself has affirmed, " that the great Sillar of support to the declaration of inependence, and its ablest advocate and champion on the floor of the house, was John Adams." Speaking of his general character as an orator, the same illustrious man observed, that he was " the... | |
 | William Allen - 1832 - 816 pagine
...opposing arguments were met by Mr. Adams in a speech of unrivalled power. Of him Mr. Jefferson said, — " the great pillar of support to the declaration of...champion on the floor of the house was John Adams." — " He was the colossus of that congress: not graceful, not eloquent, not always'fluent iu his public... | |
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the Colossus of that Congress — the great pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence, and its ablest advocate and champion on the floor of the House, was John Adams. 
