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... patriot statesman , who was an ornament to England and the age in which he lived . After the lapse of sixteen years the hour came , and Sir Walter met death on the scaffold with the calmness and dignity of an innocent and Christian 1588 ...
... patriot statesman , who was an ornament to England and the age in which he lived . After the lapse of sixteen years the hour came , and Sir Walter met death on the scaffold with the calmness and dignity of an innocent and Christian 1588 ...
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... patriots . She was the last of the colonies to acknowledge the authority of the Common- wealth . But when commissioners were sent , who granted the people all the civil rights and privileges they asked , they submitted . : After the ...
... patriots . She was the last of the colonies to acknowledge the authority of the Common- wealth . But when commissioners were sent , who granted the people all the civil rights and privileges they asked , they submitted . : After the ...
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... patriot ; disliked by the gov- ernor , because he was a republican ; but dear to the peo- ple for the same reason : such was Nathaniel Bacon . To him , in their extremity , they turned . Those who had volunteered to go against the ...
... patriot ; disliked by the gov- ernor , because he was a republican ; but dear to the peo- ple for the same reason : such was Nathaniel Bacon . To him , in their extremity , they turned . Those who had volunteered to go against the ...
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... patriot , " that while I am hunting the wolves which destroy our lambs , that I should myself be pursued like a savage -- the whole country is witness to our peaceable behavior ; but those in authority , how have they obtained their ...
... patriot , " that while I am hunting the wolves which destroy our lambs , that I should myself be pursued like a savage -- the whole country is witness to our peaceable behavior ; but those in authority , how have they obtained their ...
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... patriots . He caused to perish on the scaffold more than twenty of the best men of Virginia . One or two incidents may serve to exhibit his spirit . When Drummond ( who is represented as a " sober , Scotch gentleman , of good repute ...
... patriots . He caused to perish on the scaffold more than twenty of the best men of Virginia . One or two incidents may serve to exhibit his spirit . When Drummond ( who is represented as a " sober , Scotch gentleman , of good repute ...
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Page 517 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Page 449 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 288 - ... on many occasions has caused the blood of those sons of liberty...
Page 796 - That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, " That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable...
Page 515 - 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 308 - Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such earnestness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime — for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent effect upon everybody here.
Page 67 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 521 - God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that "except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 310 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 522 - there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted...