 HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.  Eloquence of the United States - Page 5011827Full view - About this book
 | North America - 1769 - 362 pages
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 | 1830 - 622 pages
...case his country should ever vote a monument to his memory, — « Here lies buried, Thomas Jefferson, Author of the ' Declaration of Independence ; of the...Religious Freedom ; and Father of the University of Virgi' nia.' Thus marshalling his titles to public remembrance, he evidently meant to teach his countrymen... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
...small dimensions, should be erected, with the following inscription : HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the...the long catalogue of his great, and splendid, and gloririous services, reduced to this brief and modest summary ! Thus lived and thus died our sainted... | |
 | 1827 - 590 pages
...proud career, in some moment of pardonable vanity, wrote his own epitaph. He speaks of himself as ' Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the...freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.' This epitaph should have been held sacred as the grave — should have been kept secret as the inmost... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 772 pages
...obelisk, of small dimensions, with the following inscription : — " Here lies buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the...of Virginia, for Religious Freedom ; and Father of theUniversity of Virginia. ' ' * Judge Cranch's Memoir on the life, character, and writings of John... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 650 pages
...obelisk, of small dimensions, with the following inscription : — " Here lies buried Thomas Jefiferson, author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the...Statutes of Virginia, for Religious Freedom ; and Father oftheUnivorsity ofVirginia." * Judge Crunch's Memoir on the life, character, and writings of John A... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...small dimensions, should be erected, with the following inscription : HERE WAS BORIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the...Patriots ! May their spirits still continue to hover over theii countrymen, inspire all their councils, and guide them in the same virtuous and noble path !... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 pages
...dimensions, should be erected, with the following inscription : " HEBE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the...Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia." BENJAMIN HARRISON. BENJAMIN HARRISON was the descendant of a family long distinguished in the history... | |
 | William Allen - Electronic books - 1832 - 820 pages
...erected, it should be a small granite obelisk, with this inscription: " Here lies buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the...freedom ; and Father of the university of Virginia. " The youngest daughter of Mr. J., who married Mr. Eppes, died about May 1804, leavingtwo children.... | |
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