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... bacon excellent ; poultry equally abundant . Wheat was successfully cultivated . The abundant crop of barley supplied malt , and there were public brew - houses , and most of the planters brewed a good and strong beer for themselves ...
... bacon excellent ; poultry equally abundant . Wheat was successfully cultivated . The abundant crop of barley supplied malt , and there were public brew - houses , and most of the planters brewed a good and strong beer for themselves ...
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... Bacon's rebellion . Upon the dissolution of the Long Parliament and the establish- ment of the Protectorate , Lord Baltimore took measures to re- cover the absolute control of Maryland ; and Stone , ( who since June , 1652 , had ...
... Bacon's rebellion . Upon the dissolution of the Long Parliament and the establish- ment of the Protectorate , Lord Baltimore took measures to re- cover the absolute control of Maryland ; and Stone , ( who since June , 1652 , had ...
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... , derived its name from this san- guinary battle . The action in which so many Indians were after- wards massacred by Bacon and his men , and with ( 233 ) -Virginia during the Protectorate Digges, Governor Matthews, Governor.
... , derived its name from this san- guinary battle . The action in which so many Indians were after- wards massacred by Bacon and his men , and with ( 233 ) -Virginia during the Protectorate Digges, Governor Matthews, Governor.
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Charles Campbell. wards massacred by Bacon and his men , and with which a loose tradition has identified Bloody Run , did not occur near the falls of the James River . Hill , in consequence of his bad conduct in this affair , was ...
Charles Campbell. wards massacred by Bacon and his men , and with which a loose tradition has identified Bloody Run , did not occur near the falls of the James River . Hill , in consequence of his bad conduct in this affair , was ...
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... Bacon's Rebellion , in Kercheval's History of Valley of Va . , 21. The clause quoted from Mr. Jefferson is omitted in the copy of the same introduction found in Force's Hist . Tracts , i . which had been unjustly and illegally given ...
... Bacon's Rebellion , in Kercheval's History of Valley of Va . , 21. The clause quoted from Mr. Jefferson is omitted in the copy of the same introduction found in Force's Hist . Tracts , i . which had been unjustly and illegally given ...
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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.