Sketches of public characters. Drawn from the living and the dead. With notices of other matters

Samuel L. (Samuel Lorenzo) Knapp

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• Biography
• Washington (District de Columbia)

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80825459134333SKETCHES
OF
PUBLIC CHARACTERS,
DRAWN FROM
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
WITH
NOTICES OF OTHER MATTERS.
BY
IGNATIUS LOYOLA L. JL. JO.ROBERTSON,
A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
'
" He that
writes,
Or makes a morefeast, invitescertainly
His than his friendsjudges ; there's not a guest,
But will find or illsomething drest."wanting
" But where Freedom's thronehere, equal
To all her valiant sons is known
;
Where all are conscious of her
cares,
And each the that rules himpower shares,
Here let the whose dastardbard, tongue,
Leaves public arguments unsung,
Bid farewellpublic praise
;
Let him to fitter climes remove.
Farfrom the hero's aud the patriot's love,
And lull monks to slumber in their cell."mysterious
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AASTOR, LFNOX NO
TILDEN F'
169.
Southern District New- ss.of York,
BE IT RE-
MEMBERED, That on the eleventh day of A. D.June, 1S30,
in the 55th of the oi'ihe United Elates ofIndependenceyour
Elam of the said hathAmerica, Biis?, .'isiriot, deported
ih tliis office the title of a the whereof lie claimshook, right
as in the words to \vit.proprietor, following,
"Sketches of Public Character?. Drawn from the
living
and the dead, with notices ofother Ignatiusmatter.*, by Loyo-
la L. L. D. a resident of the United Slates.Robinson,
" He ihat writes,
" Or amakes more invitesfeast, certainly
"His than his friends is not ajudges ; there guest,
" But will find or drest."illsomething wanting,
l But.' where freedom's thronehere, equal
"To all her valiant issons known
;
"Where nil are conscious of her cares,
"
And each the that rules him share?,power" Here let the whose dastardhard, tongue" Leaves
public argument? unsung,
"Bid farewell;public praise
" Let him to fitterclimes remove,
"
Far from the hero'** and the love,patriot's
"And lull monks to slumber in their cell."mysterious
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and of such the times therein men-
proprietors copies, during
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"An act forto an the of learn-act, entitled, encouragement
the of andcharts, to theing, by securing copies maps, books,
authors ;>nd ofsuch the times there-duringproprietors copies
in and benefits thereof to the Artsmentioned," extending.the
of and historical and otherdesigning, engraving, etching
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