Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76: With a Sketch of the Early History of Vermont |
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afterward Albany ALLEN'S CAPTIVITY American arms army arrived artillery attack attempt Baker battle battle of Bennington Bennington body Britain British Burgoyne campaign Canada captain Carleton Colonel Allen colonies command conduct congress Connecticut river consequence continental council Crown Point defense enemy engaged England English enterprise Ethan Allen expedition favor fire force Fort Dummer Fort Edward fortress French friends frontier garrison gave gentlemen Governor Tryon Green-Mountain Boys Hampshire Hampshire Grants honor hundred Indians inhabitants Ira Allen killed Lake Champlain Lake George lands Lawrence liberty Massachusetts ment miles militia Montgomery Montreal Mountains NARRATIVE OF ALLEN'S New-Hampshire Grants New-York night officers party peace possession prisoners proceeded province Putnam Quebec received regiment Remember Baker retreat returned sailed savage Schuyler sent Seth Warner settlements settlers soldiers soon spirit Stark surrender taken thousand Ticonderoga tion took tories town troops Vermont William wounded York
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Page 295 - HANCOCK, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment.
Page xi - Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Page 347 - Though our affairs for some days past have worn a dark and gloomy aspect, I yet look forward to a fortunate and happy change. I trust General Burgoyne's army will meet sooner or later an effectual check, and, as I suggested before, that the success he has had will precipitate his ruin.
Page 293 - to tax America. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of our fellow subjects, so lost to every sense of virtue as tamely to give up their liberties, would be fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Page 273 - Every species of provision brought to my camp, will be paid for at an equitable rate, and in solid coin.
Page 121 - Hudson's river, and all the land from the west side of Connecticut river, to the east side of Delaware bay, and also all those several islands, called or known by the names of Martin's vineyard, or Nantuck's, or otherwise Nantucket : together, &c.
Page 99 - The next day he was allowed his blanket and moccasins, and permitted to march without carrying any pack, or receiving any insult. To allay his extreme hunger, a little bear's meat was given, which he sucked through his teeth. At night the party arrived at Ticonderoga, and the prisoner was placed under the care of a French guard. The savages, who had been prevented from glutting their diabolical thirst...
Page 273 - ... may point; and by the blessing of God I will extend it far to maintain such a conduct as may justify me in protecting their lands, habitations and families. The intention of this address is to hold forth security, not depre-- dation to the country.
Page 409 - I do not hesitate to say, I am fully grounded in opinion that Vermont has an indubitable right to agree on terms of cessation of hostilities with Great Britain, provided the United States persist in rejecting her application for a union with them; for Vermont of all people would be the most miserable, were she obliged to defend the independence of the United claiming States, and they at the same time at full liberty to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont.
Page 407 - Or darts from his shelter of rock and of root At the beaver's quick plunge, or the angler's pursuit. And ours are the mountains, which awfully rise Till they rest their green heads on the blue of the skies; And ours are the forests, unwasted, unshorn, Save where the wild path of the tempest is torn. And though savage and wild be this climate of ours. And brief be our season of fruits and of flowers, Far dearer the blast round our mountains which raves, Than the sweet summer zephyr, which breathes...