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... twenty - three sail , which proved to be Sir Francis Drake's fleet . He was returning from a long cruise - belligerent , privateering , and exploratory - and , in obe- dience to the queen's orders , now visited the Colony of Virginia to ...
... twenty - three sail , which proved to be Sir Francis Drake's fleet . He was returning from a long cruise - belligerent , privateering , and exploratory - and , in obe- dience to the queen's orders , now visited the Colony of Virginia to ...
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... twenty - first of April , and on the twenty - sixth sailed for the West Indies , upon arriving at which it appears that Captain Smith was actually in command of the expedition , for , * writing afterwards in 1629 , he says : " Because I ...
... twenty - first of April , and on the twenty - sixth sailed for the West Indies , upon arriving at which it appears that Captain Smith was actually in command of the expedition , for , * writing afterwards in 1629 , he says : " Because I ...
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... twenty - two years after the first attempt to colonize it , made under the auspices of Walter Raleigh . Upon landing , the coun- cil took the oath of office ; Edward Maria Wingfield was elected president , and Thomas Studley , cape ...
... twenty - two years after the first attempt to colonize it , made under the auspices of Walter Raleigh . Upon landing , the coun- cil took the oath of office ; Edward Maria Wingfield was elected president , and Thomas Studley , cape ...
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... twenty turkeys , which had been presented to him by Pow- hatan , who had demanded and received twenty swords in return for them . This fowl , peculiar to America , had been many years before carried to England by some of the early ...
... twenty turkeys , which had been presented to him by Pow- hatan , who had demanded and received twenty swords in return for them . This fowl , peculiar to America , had been many years before carried to England by some of the early ...
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... twenty tons , one of forty , the third of one hundred tons , and they were put under the command of Captain Christopher New- port , a navigator experienced in voyages to the New World . Orders being put on board inclosed in a sealed box ...
... twenty tons , one of forty , the third of one hundred tons , and they were put under the command of Captain Christopher New- port , a navigator experienced in voyages to the New World . Orders being put on board inclosed in a sealed box ...
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Page 572 - 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.
Page 582 - Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.
Page 486 - Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.
Page 666 - Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last...
Page 582 - ... if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us.
Page 100 - You did promise Powhatan what was yours should be his, and he the like to you; you called him father being in his land a stranger, and by the same reason so must I do you...
Page 582 - God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 582 - election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest There is no retreat but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. 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 558 - The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Page 11 - ... it is the true office of history to represent the events themselves together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment.