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... thousand pounds in fruitless efforts for planting a colony in Vir- ginia . At length , disengaged from this enterprise , he indulged his martial genius , and bent all his energies against the colossal ambition of Spain , who now aspired ...
... thousand pounds in fruitless efforts for planting a colony in Vir- ginia . At length , disengaged from this enterprise , he indulged his martial genius , and bent all his energies against the colossal ambition of Spain , who now aspired ...
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... thousand square miles , of which Jamestown was the centre , so to speak . The settlers landed at Jamestown on the 13th day of May , 1607. This was the first permanent settlement effected by the English in North America , after the lapse ...
... thousand square miles , of which Jamestown was the centre , so to speak . The settlers landed at Jamestown on the 13th day of May , 1607. This was the first permanent settlement effected by the English in North America , after the lapse ...
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... thousand miles . * He had been at Jamestown only three days in three months , and had , during this interval , ex- plored the whole of Chesapeake Bay and of the country lying on its shores , and made a map of them . In the year 1607 the ...
... thousand miles . * He had been at Jamestown only three days in three months , and had , during this interval , ex- plored the whole of Chesapeake Bay and of the country lying on its shores , and made a map of them . In the year 1607 the ...
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... thousand pounds , and the company ordered that the vessels should be sent back freighted with cargoes of corresponding value , and threatened , in case of a failure , that the colonists should be left in Virginia as banished men . It ...
... thousand pounds , and the company ordered that the vessels should be sent back freighted with cargoes of corresponding value , and threatened , in case of a failure , that the colonists should be left in Virginia as banished men . It ...
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... thousand pounds were thus contributed ; but Parliament shortly after pro- hibited this pernicious practice . It has been said that this is the first instance of raising money in England by lottery ; * but this is erroneous , for there ...
... thousand pounds were thus contributed ; but Parliament shortly after pro- hibited this pernicious practice . It has been said that this is the first instance of raising money in England by lottery ; * but this is erroneous , for there ...
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Page 586 - 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 596 - Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.
Page 669 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 680 - 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 596 - ... 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 586 - 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. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan ? — Not one.
Page vi - Waltham, Mass., with one half the income of this Legacy. Such descendants failing, other persons are eligible to the scholarships. The will requires that this announcement shall be made in every book added to the Library under its provisions.
Page 596 - 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 467 - Commission. This idea has filled me with surprise : for, if you think me capable of holding a Commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the Commission itself.
Page 596 - 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.