English Colonies in America ...: Virginia, Maryland and the CarolinasHenry Holt, 1889 - United States |
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... less evident , but not less real . To watch the growth of a constitution in the broad light of day is a privilege seldom granted to the student of history . He can indeed study the manufacture of constitutions in plenty . But that far ...
... less evident , but not less real . To watch the growth of a constitution in the broad light of day is a privilege seldom granted to the student of history . He can indeed study the manufacture of constitutions in plenty . But that far ...
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... less important is the coincidence of this gradual change in temperature with the line of the Atlantic sea - board . If it had been otherwise , if the coast - line of America had run east and west , there would probably have been a ...
... less important is the coincidence of this gradual change in temperature with the line of the Atlantic sea - board . If it had been otherwise , if the coast - line of America had run east and west , there would probably have been a ...
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... less fit for such a task , were spared the trial . War with the Indians kept alive a manly and vigilant spirit , while it never imposed on the conquerors the duty of ruling a subject people . ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SETTLERS . 17 I may ...
... less fit for such a task , were spared the trial . War with the Indians kept alive a manly and vigilant spirit , while it never imposed on the conquerors the duty of ruling a subject people . ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE SETTLERS . 17 I may ...
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... less sombre fashion . In 1253 she wit- nessed a royal marriage , and the next century her tolls were im- 1 Hakluyt , i , 131 . THE CABOTS ' FIRST PATENT . 23 portant enough to 22 AMERICAN DISCOVERY DURING XVIth CENTURY . Bristol and the ...
... less sombre fashion . In 1253 she wit- nessed a royal marriage , and the next century her tolls were im- 1 Hakluyt , i , 131 . THE CABOTS ' FIRST PATENT . 23 portant enough to 22 AMERICAN DISCOVERY DURING XVIth CENTURY . Bristol and the ...
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... less ambitious attempts of William Hawkins probably did more to further the spirit of adventure . In the Paul , a ship of 250 tons , he three times sailed from Plymouth to trade on the coast of Guinea and Brazil.3 From one of these ...
... less ambitious attempts of William Hawkins probably did more to further the spirit of adventure . In the Paul , a ship of 250 tons , he three times sailed from Plymouth to trade on the coast of Guinea and Brazil.3 From one of these ...
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adventurers America appointed Argall Assembly attack attempt authority Bacon Baltimore Berkeley Bozman brought Cabot career Cartier character Charlestown chief coast Colonial Entry Book Colonial Papers colonists command Commissioners constitution court crown Dale danger death dispute enemies England English established evil favor fleet force formally French Gilbert grant Hakluyt Harvey Hening history of Virginia hostility hundred important Indians instructions Isle of Kent Jamestown king labor land later legislation letter Lord Maryland measure ment mother country natives Nicholas Ferrar North Opechancanough Parliament party patent petition plantations planters Pocahontas political Powhatan Privy Council proceedings Proprietors prosperity published Puritans quit-rents Raleigh returned river sailed Satouriona savages Sebastian Cabot seems sent settlement settlers ships Sir Thomas Smith Smith South Carolina Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit Stith supply temper territory tion tobacco trade vessels Virginia Company voyage whole Yeardley
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Page 114 - And cheerfully at sea, Success you still entice, To get the pearl and gold, And ours to hold, Virginia, Earth's only paradise...
Page 242 - Mr. Drummond! You are very welcome. I am more glad to see you than any man in Virginia. Mr. Drummond, you shall be hanged in half an hour...
Page 207 - Abstract liberty, like other mere abstractions, is not to be found. Liberty inheres in some sensible object...
Page 387 - A local manuscript records the fact, that 'in the year 1497, the 24th of June, on St John's Day, was Newfoundland found by Bristol men, in a ship called the Matthew.
Page 32 - And such was the mercie of God, that the same night there arrived a French ship in that port, well furnished with vittaile, and such was the policie of the English, that they became masters of the same, and changing ships and vittailing them, they set sayle to come into England.
Page 45 - We might inhabit some part of those countries," wrote Sir Humphrey Gilbert, " and settle there such needy people of our country, which now trouble the commonwealth, and through want here at home are enforced to commit outrageous offences, whereby they are daily consumed with the gallows.
Page 133 - And thou most noble Lord, whom God hath stirred up to neglect the pleasures of England, and with Abraham to go from thy country, and forsake thy kindred and thy father's house, to go to a land which God will show thee, give me leave to speak the truth.
Page 126 - We shall not still betake ourselves to small and little shipping as we daily do beginne, but we shall rear againe such Marchants Shippes both tall and stout, as no forreine sayle that swimmes shall make them vayle or stoop; whereby to make this little northern corner of the world to be in a short time the richest storehouse and staple for marchandise in all Europe.
Page 289 - I love the English so well, that, if they should go about to kill me, if I had so much breath as to ask to speak, I would command my people not to revenge my death; for I know they would not do such a thing, except it were through my own fault.
Page 47 - Gilbert obtained a patent. patent of colonization from the Queen.1 This instrument gave him full power to inhabit and fortify all lands not yet possessed by any Christian prince or people. His choice of a situation was restricted by no geographical limits. Full proprietary rights were granted to him and his heirs and assignees over all land within two hundred leagues of the place in which during the next six years they should make their settlement. The only right reserved by the Crown was a royalty...