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... King of Portugal , John II . The king secretly sent out a ship to test the plan . His sailors , however , became frightened and returned before going very far . Columbus was THE HOME OF COLUMBUS , GENOA ALICH. Christopher Columbus 5.
... King of Portugal , John II . The king secretly sent out a ship to test the plan . His sailors , however , became frightened and returned before going very far . Columbus was THE HOME OF COLUMBUS , GENOA ALICH. Christopher Columbus 5.
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... sent in haste to the little port of Palos , near by , for some old seamen , among them a great sail- or , named Pinzón . These men agreed with Columbus , for they had seen proofs of land to the westward . The prior him- self hastened ...
... sent in haste to the little port of Palos , near by , for some old seamen , among them a great sail- or , named Pinzón . These men agreed with Columbus , for they had seen proofs of land to the westward . The prior him- self hastened ...
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... sent him back to Spain . But the good queen set Columbus free and sent him on his fourth voyage ( 1502 ) . He explored the coast of what is now Central America , but afterward met shipwreck on the island of Jamaica . He returned to ...
... sent him back to Spain . But the good queen set Columbus free and sent him on his fourth voyage ( 1502 ) . He explored the coast of what is now Central America , but afterward met shipwreck on the island of Jamaica . He returned to ...
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... sent one or more of its sons to fight against England . When this mighty fleet reached the English Channel , Drake and other sea captains as daring as himself dashed at the Spanish ships , and by the help of a great storm that came up ...
... sent one or more of its sons to fight against England . When this mighty fleet reached the English Channel , Drake and other sea captains as daring as himself dashed at the Spanish ships , and by the help of a great storm that came up ...
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... sent a ship to explore . The captain landed on what is now Roanoke Island . The Indians came with a fleet of forty canoes to give them a friendly welcome . After a few days an Indian queen with her maidens came to entertain the English ...
... sent a ship to explore . The captain landed on what is now Roanoke Island . The Indians came with a fleet of forty canoes to give them a friendly welcome . After a few days an Indian queen with her maidens came to entertain the English ...
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Page 303 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!
Page 165 - 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.
Page 165 - Gentlemen may cry: Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!
Page 164 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?
Page 44 - We were entertained with all love and kindness, and with as much bounty (after their manner) as they could possibly devise. We found the people most gentle, loving, and faithful, void of all guile and treason, and such as live after the manner of the golden age.
Page 314 - All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother — blessings on her memory!
Page 164 - ... 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 131 - Virginia who was among us and very well known to all of us, a gentleman whose skill and experience as an officer, whose independent fortune, great talents, and excellent universal character, would command the approbation of all America, and unite the cordial exertions of all the Colonies better than any other person in the Union.
Page 130 - If you speak of eloquence, Mr. Rutledge, of South Carolina, is by far the greatest orator; but if you speak of solid information and sound judgment Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on the floor.
Page 36 - The discoverer of these places planted on his new-found land a large cross, with one flag of England, and another of St. Mark, by reason of his being a Venetian, so that our banner has floated very far afield.