The-American-Crisis

TheAmericanCrisisThesearethetimes[1]thattry[2]men'ssouls.Thesummersoldier[3]andthesunshinepatriot[4]will,inthiscrisis,shrinkfromtheserviceoftheircountry;buthethatstands[5]itnow,deservesthelove[6]andthanksofmanandwoman.Note:[1]times:Inthispassage,itreferstoera,aperiodofone’slife.[2]try:Inthispassage,itreferstoordeal,putpeopletothetest..[3]summersoldier:Inthispassage,summerreferstostrong.Therefore,summersoldierarethesoldierthatarewell-trainedandverystrong.[4]sunshinepatriot:Inthispassage,summerreferstothatthepatriotareoptimistic.[5]stands:Inthispassage,itreferstoinsist,keepgoing.[6]love:Inthispassage,itreferstoshowrespectandsupporttothesesoldiersandpatriot.Tyranny,likehell,isnoteasilyconquered;yetwehavethisconsolationwithus,thatthehardertheconflict,themoregloriousthetriumph.Whatweobtaintoocheap,weesteemtoolightly:itisdearnessonlythatgiveseverythingitsvalue.Heavenknowshowtoputaproperpriceuponitsgoods;anditwouldbestrangeindeedifsocelestial[7]anarticleasfreedomshouldnotbehighlyrated.Note:[7]celestial:Inthispassage,itreferstothesacredfreedom,holy.Britain,withanarmytoenforcehertyranny,hasdeclaredthatshehasaright(notonlytotax)buttobind[8]usinallcaseswhatsoever,andifbeingboundinthatmanner,isnotslavery,thenistherenotsuchathingasslaveryuponearth.Eventheexpressionisimpious[9];forsounlimitedapowercanbelongonlytoGod.Note:[8]bind:Inthispassage,itreferstobeforcedorrequiredtoactinacertainway,berestricted.[9]impious:Inthispassage,itreferstoblasphemous,dobadthingstothegod.Whethertheindependenceofthecontinentwasdeclaredtoosoon,ordelayedtoolong[10],Iwillnotnowenterintoasanargument;myownsimpleopinionis,thathaditbeeneightmonthsearlier,itwouldhavebeenmuchbetter.Wedidnotmakeaproperuseoflastwinter,neithercouldwe,whilewewereinadependentstate.However,thefault,ifitwereone,wasallourown;wehavenonetoblamebutourselves.Butnogreatdealislostyet.Note:[10]theindependentcontinent:Inthispassage,itreferstothedeclarationoftheindependenceinAmericanin1776.AllthatHowehasbeendoingforthismonthpast,isratheraravagethanaconquest,whichthespiritoftheJerseys,ayearago,wouldhavequicklyrepulsed[11],andwhichtimeandalittleresolutionwillsoonrecover.Ihaveaslittlesuperstitioninmeasanymanliving,butmysecretopinion[12]haseverbeen,andstillis,thatGodAlmighty[13]willnotgiveupapeopletomilitarydestruction,orleavethemunsupportedlytoperish,whohavesoearnestlyandsorepeatedlysoughttoavoidthecalamities[14]ofwar,byeverydecent[15]methodwhichwisdomcouldinvent.Note:[11]repulse:Inthispassage,itreferstorefusetoaccept.[12]secretopinion:Inthispassage,itreferstointhedepthofmyheart.[13]GodAlmighty:Inthispassage,itreferstotheJudeo-ChristianGod.[14]calamity:Itreferstoaneventthatcausesagreatdealofdamage,destructions.[15]decent:Itreferstobeofanacceptablestandardorquality.NeitherhaveIsomuchoftheinfidel[16]inme,astosupposethatHe[17]hasrelinquished[18]thegovernmentoftheworld,andgivenusuptothecareofdevils;andasIdonot,Icannotseeonwhatgrounds[19]thekingofBritaincanlookuptoheavenforhelpagainst[20]us:acommon[21]murderer,ahighwayman,orahouse-breaker,hasasgoodapretenceashe.Note:[16]infidel:Itreferstorefusetothethoughtofpaganwhoisthesomeonewhodoesn’tbelieveinreligions.[17]He:Inthispassage,itreferstotheGodAlmighty.[18]relinquish:Itreferstogiveupthepowerorcontrol.[19]grounds:Inthispassage,itreferstoreasons.[20]against:Inthispassage,itreferstodoharmtous[21]common:Itreferstoinfamous,someonewithabadfame.