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  • 11William Henry Harrison: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Thursday, March 4, 1841       Called from a retirement which I had supposed was to continue for the residue of my life to fill the chief executive office of this great and free nation, I appear before you, fellow citizens,… …

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  • 12Andrew Jackson: First Annual Message to Congress — ▪ Primary Source              The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 marked several important changes in American political life. Traditionally, the President had been a member of a previous President s Cabinet, and what is more a man who had… …

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  • 13Inveterate — In*vet er*ate, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of inveterare to render old; pref. in in + vetus, veteris, old. See {Veteran}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Old; long established. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is an inveterate and received opinion. Bacon. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14inveterate — adjective /ɪnˈvɛ.tɚ.ɪt/ a) Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit. a Heavens radiance of justice, prophetic, clearly of Heaven, discernible behind all …

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  • 15Deuteronomy 28 — 1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 16Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 17Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages     Pilgrimages …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 18public administration — 1. the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch. 2. a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work. * * * Introduction       the implementation of government policies. Today public administration is often… …

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  • 19weary — /ˈwɪəri / (say wearree) adjective (wearier, weariest) 1. exhausted physically or mentally by labour, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; weary feet; a weary brain. 2. characterised by or causing fatigue: a weary journey. 3.… …

  • 20Home run — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English