A History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time, Volume 1C. Bowen, 1834 |
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... soil , which had been gathering fertility from the repose of centuries , was lavishing its strength in magnificent but useless vegetation . In the view of civilization the immense domain was a solitude . It is the object of the present ...
... soil , which had been gathering fertility from the repose of centuries , was lavishing its strength in magnificent but useless vegetation . In the view of civilization the immense domain was a solitude . It is the object of the present ...
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... soil of America . 1504. Within seven years of the discovery of the continent , the fisheries of Newfoundland were known to the har- dy mariners of Brittany and Normandy . The island 1 Herrera , d . i . l . vi . c . xvi . Go- mara , c ...
... soil of America . 1504. Within seven years of the discovery of the continent , the fisheries of Newfoundland were known to the har- dy mariners of Brittany and Normandy . The island 1 Herrera , d . i . l . vi . c . xvi . Go- mara , c ...
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... soil was to be esteemed a part of the dominions of the French Aug. king . Leaving the bay of Gaspe , Cartier entered the great river of Canada , and sailed up its channel , till he could discern land on either side . As he was Aug ...
... soil was to be esteemed a part of the dominions of the French Aug. king . Leaving the bay of Gaspe , Cartier entered the great river of Canada , and sailed up its channel , till he could discern land on either side . As he was Aug ...
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... soil , sighed for their 1598 . dungeons . After some years , a few , who survived , were once more brought within the influence of civilized life . The miserable men were pardoned for their former crimes . A temporary exile to America ...
... soil , sighed for their 1598 . dungeons . After some years , a few , who survived , were once more brought within the influence of civilized life . The miserable men were pardoned for their former crimes . A temporary exile to America ...
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... soil , admitting emigrants , controlling trade , and appropriating domains , were some of the privileges , which the charter conceded . The vaga- bonds , 3 idlers , and men without a profession , as well in the towns as in the villages ...
... soil , admitting emigrants , controlling trade , and appropriating domains , were some of the privileges , which the charter conceded . The vaga- bonds , 3 idlers , and men without a profession , as well in the towns as in the villages ...
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Page 498 - It is therefore ordered, That every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Page 334 - Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission...
Page 472 - This liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is a liberty to that only which is good, just, and honest. This liberty you are to stand for, with the hazard (not only of your goods, but) of your lives, if need be. Whatsoever crosseth this, is not authority, but a distemper thereof.
Page 385 - God shall enable us, to give him no rest on your behalfs, wishing our heads and hearts may be fountains of tears for your everlasting welfare, when we shall be in our poor cottages in the wilderness, overshadowed with the spirit of supplication, through the manifold necessities and tribulations which may not altogether unexpectedly nor, we hope, unprofitably befall us.
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Page 388 - We here enjoy God and Jesus Christ," wrote Winthrop to his wife, whom pregnancy had detained in England, " and is not this enough ? I thank God I like so well to be here, as I do not repent my coming. I would not have altered my course, though I had foreseen all these afflictions. I never had more content of mind.
Page 331 - This is a misery much to be lamented, for though they were burning and shining lights in their times, yet they penetrated not into the whole counsel of God, but were they now living, would be as willing to embrace further light as that which they first received.
Page 275 - And whereas the enforcing of the conscience in matters of religion "—such was the sublime tenor of a part of the statute—" hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous consequence in those commonwealths where it has been practised, and for the more quiet and peaceable government of this province, and the better to preserve mutual love and amity among the inhabitants, no person within this province, professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall be any ways troubled, molested, or discountenanced,...
Page 497 - That the selectmen of every town in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue...
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