The History of Our Country from Its Discovery by Columbus to the Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of Its Declaration of Independence ... |
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... arms to stop the attack , called out in good Spanish , — " Good sirs , I am a Christian . Slay me not , nor these Indians , who have saved my life . " At this address all the troop of De Soto stopped in much amaze- ment to hear their ...
... arms to stop the attack , called out in good Spanish , — " Good sirs , I am a Christian . Slay me not , nor these Indians , who have saved my life . " At this address all the troop of De Soto stopped in much amaze- ment to hear their ...
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... arms of France engraved on it ; and then , not quite satisfied with the place , he sailed northward past the coast of Georgia , to Port Royal in South Carolina . At this point Ribault built a fort which he called Fort Caroline , in ...
... arms of France engraved on it ; and then , not quite satisfied with the place , he sailed northward past the coast of Georgia , to Port Royal in South Carolina . At this point Ribault built a fort which he called Fort Caroline , in ...
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... arms in their shipwreck and been worn out with their severe march , agreed to give themselves up to the enemy . They had not heard of the fate of their comrades in the fort , and had no reason to suppose they should receive any cruel ...
... arms in their shipwreck and been worn out with their severe march , agreed to give themselves up to the enemy . They had not heard of the fate of their comrades in the fort , and had no reason to suppose they should receive any cruel ...
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... arms upon it , to show that this was English ground . After this the little fleet , headed by the Golden Hind , began to sail southward . There were only four ships now , for the Raleigh had , on first sail- ing out , got separated from ...
... arms upon it , to show that this was English ground . After this the little fleet , headed by the Golden Hind , began to sail southward . There were only four ships now , for the Raleigh had , on first sail- ing out , got separated from ...
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... arms of different kinds . But at first they were very much afraid of them . Often after they had seen these weapons they would fancy , when they were taken ill , that some unseen bullet had wounded them , and they would send to beg a ...
... arms of different kinds . But at first they were very much afraid of them . Often after they had seen these weapons they would fancy , when they were taken ill , that some unseen bullet had wounded them , and they would send to beg a ...
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Page 195 - A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet ; That was all ! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night ; And the spark struck out by that steed in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
Page 195 - LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventyfive ; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.
Page 195 - Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore, Just as the moon rose over the bay, Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset, British man-of-war; A phantom ship, with each mast and spar Across the moon like a prison bar, And a huge black hulk, that was magnified By its own reflection in the tide.
Page 195 - By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all.
Page 509 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.
Page 495 - In her attic window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouched hat left and right He glanced; the old flag met his sight.
Page 251 - Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.
Page 195 - Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town tonight, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,— One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm.
Page 510 - I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Page 550 - Temple of Fame — There, with the glorious General's name, Be it said in letters both bold and bright: "Here is the steed that saved the day, By carrying Sheridan into the fight, From Winchester — twenty miles away!