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... gave profitable information . " He gave the English many facts relative to the surrounding regions and the wild tribes which peopled them , and said that the place of settlement which they had named Plymouth , “ in mem- ory of the ...
... gave profitable information . " He gave the English many facts relative to the surrounding regions and the wild tribes which peopled them , and said that the place of settlement which they had named Plymouth , “ in mem- ory of the ...
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... gave unto " the colonists and their " heirs all the adjacent lands . " 1 66 One of the earliest proceedings of the colony was the institution of a local government . Measures of self - defence had already been taken , and Captain Miles ...
... gave unto " the colonists and their " heirs all the adjacent lands . " 1 66 One of the earliest proceedings of the colony was the institution of a local government . Measures of self - defence had already been taken , and Captain Miles ...
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... gave out , and the explorers were obliged to return home , " with a considerable quantity of beaver , and a good report of the place . " ner ; 99 - The labors of the spring were rewarded by a bounteous harvest in the autumn . There was ...
... gave out , and the explorers were obliged to return home , " with a considerable quantity of beaver , and a good report of the place . " ner ; 99 - The labors of the spring were rewarded by a bounteous harvest in the autumn . There was ...
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... gave cause for a quarrel which lasted through very many years . As one of its immediate results , “ the fishery at the banks was suddenly and disastrously checked , the number of vessels diminishing in five years from four hundred to ...
... gave cause for a quarrel which lasted through very many years . As one of its immediate results , “ the fishery at the banks was suddenly and disastrously checked , the number of vessels diminishing in five years from four hundred to ...
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... gave rise to a serious dis- turbance . Although his personal character was far from being respectable , the colonists received him graciously , and admitted him to their councils . Soon , however , he was found plotting with one John ...
... gave rise to a serious dis- turbance . Although his personal character was far from being respectable , the colonists received him graciously , and admitted him to their councils . Soon , however , he was found plotting with one John ...
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Page 486 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 251 - America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Page 252 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 375 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Page 221 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 3 - So they left that goodly and pleasant city, which had been their resting-place near twelve years ; but they knew they were PILGRIMS, and looked not much on those things, but lifted up their eyes to the heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits.
Page 8 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 335 - The second * day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to' be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Page 250 - It is my opinion that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonies. At the same time, I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme, in every circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever.
Page 295 - To conclude, my lords, if the ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the king, I will not say, that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm, that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the king is betrayed ; but I will pronounce, that the kingdom is undone.