The History of Pennsylvania from the Earliest Discovery to the Present Time: Including an Account of the First Settlements by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, and of the Colony of William Penn, His Treaty and Pacific Measures with the Indians; and the Gradual Advancement of the State to Its Present Aspect of Opulence, Culture and Refinement. By William Mason Cornell |
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... side of the Delaware , near the present town of Gloucester : others , however , contend that it occupied a portion of the site where Philadelphia now stands ; and others still , maintain that it was farther down the river than ...
... side of the Delaware , near the present town of Gloucester : others , however , contend that it occupied a portion of the site where Philadelphia now stands ; and others still , maintain that it was farther down the river than ...
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... side of the great River Delaware was most beautiful to look upon . The plains , ' said they , along the winding flood are , in most places , covered with corn and natural meadows and marshes ; while all on the back of this , a mighty ...
... side of the great River Delaware was most beautiful to look upon . The plains , ' said they , along the winding flood are , in most places , covered with corn and natural meadows and marshes ; while all on the back of this , a mighty ...
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... side of the Delaware River in North America , for a settlement for himself and his persecuted follow- ers , the Friends . " But , though the king himself was pleased with the petition , when it was laid before the Lords ' Committee of ...
... side of the Delaware River in North America , for a settlement for himself and his persecuted follow- ers , the Friends . " But , though the king himself was pleased with the petition , when it was laid before the Lords ' Committee of ...
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... sides the groans of these Quak- ers upbraiding him for being a lover of pleasure more than a lover of God , ' and for squandering on vanities that precious gold , which , if laid out in feeding and clothing the fatherless and widow ...
... sides the groans of these Quak- ers upbraiding him for being a lover of pleasure more than a lover of God , ' and for squandering on vanities that precious gold , which , if laid out in feeding and clothing the fatherless and widow ...
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... sides , and take care to preserve tender affection in your children to each other , often marrying within themselves , so as it be without the bounds forbidden in God's law , that so they may not , like the forgetting , unnatural world ...
... sides , and take care to preserve tender affection in your children to each other , often marrying within themselves , so as it be without the bounds forbidden in God's law , that so they may not , like the forgetting , unnatural world ...
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Page 321 - 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.
Page 322 - 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.
Page 188 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Page 214 - ... no part of the property of any individual can with justice be taken from him or applied to public uses without his own consent or that of the representative body of the people.
Page 215 - That the people have a right to assemble together, in a peaceable manner, to consult for their common good, to instruct their representatives, and to apply to the legislature for redress of grievances.
Page 529 - The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR.
Page 227 - ... to inquire, whether the constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part during the last septenary, including the year of their service, and whether the legislative and executive branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the constitution...
Page 559 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 90 - If you thus behave yourselves, and so become a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well...
Page 175 - As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to have accepted this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it: I will keep an exact account of my expenses; those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire...