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... GIVE ME LIBERTY , OR GIVE ME DEATH 17'7 THOMAS JEFFERSON .. 180 RALEIGH TAVERN . MONTICELLO .. THE APOLLO ROOM .... UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA THOMAS JEFFERSON'S STATUE . THE OLD CAPITOL ... 182 183 186 190 191 193 REMAINS OF GUARD - HOUSE ...
... GIVE ME LIBERTY , OR GIVE ME DEATH 17'7 THOMAS JEFFERSON .. 180 RALEIGH TAVERN . MONTICELLO .. THE APOLLO ROOM .... UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA THOMAS JEFFERSON'S STATUE . THE OLD CAPITOL ... 182 183 186 190 191 193 REMAINS OF GUARD - HOUSE ...
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... Give me Liberty, or Give me Death" 1W Thomas Jefferson 180 Raleigh Tavern 182 Monticello 183 The Apollo Room 186 University of Virginia 190 Thomas Jefferson's Statue 191 The Old Capitol I93 Remains of Guard-house 194 Richard Henry Lee ...
... Give me Liberty, or Give me Death" 1W Thomas Jefferson 180 Raleigh Tavern 182 Monticello 183 The Apollo Room 186 University of Virginia 190 Thomas Jefferson's Statue 191 The Old Capitol I93 Remains of Guard-house 194 Richard Henry Lee ...
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... , I will relate the chief ones , which will give you a good idea of them all . He crossed the Channel between England and France ; but. HOLLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME . SHIP IN A STORM . FLIGHT OF THE SARACENS . 20 STORIES OF THE OLD DOMINION .
... , I will relate the chief ones , which will give you a good idea of them all . He crossed the Channel between England and France ; but. HOLLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME . SHIP IN A STORM . FLIGHT OF THE SARACENS . 20 STORIES OF THE OLD DOMINION .
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... give you some idea of these singular peo- ple ; but I ought not to for- get to say that they also had a sort of religion . They believed in a god of their own , whose name was Okee , INDIANS . or Kiwasa , and thought the thunder was his ...
... give you some idea of these singular peo- ple ; but I ought not to for- get to say that they also had a sort of religion . They believed in a god of their own , whose name was Okee , INDIANS . or Kiwasa , and thought the thunder was his ...
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... give you an account . One of the orders of King James was that the New World should be carefully explored , and all the informa- tion possible obtained of it . Smith always remembered this ; and as he had gone some distance up James ...
... give you an account . One of the orders of King James was that the New World should be carefully explored , and all the informa- tion possible obtained of it . Smith always remembered this ; and as he had gone some distance up James ...
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Page 178 - The war is inevitable ; and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace ! — but there is no peace.
Page 154 - Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it ; I have killed many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
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Page 153 - I appeal to any white man to say, if he ever entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if he ever came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
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Page 336 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 154 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
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