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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... reaching from the shores of Europe into unknown space ; that , although there were schools , and books , and maps of the earth's surface , learned men in Europe and Asia . were still disputing whether the earth were round or flat , and ...
... reaching from the shores of Europe into unknown space ; that , although there were schools , and books , and maps of the earth's surface , learned men in Europe and Asia . were still disputing whether the earth were round or flat , and ...
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... reached Spain he was received with the highest honors . When he told of these green fertile islands thousands of miles west , of the inhabitants with straight black hair and copper colored skins , with head - dresses of feathers , and ...
... reached Spain he was received with the highest honors . When he told of these green fertile islands thousands of miles west , of the inhabitants with straight black hair and copper colored skins , with head - dresses of feathers , and ...
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... reached India and China . That was a great triumph for Portugal , and almost matched the triumph of Spain in her discoveries . Three years before Vasco da Gama's success , Spain and Portugal had divided the globe between themselves ...
... reached India and China . That was a great triumph for Portugal , and almost matched the triumph of Spain in her discoveries . Three years before Vasco da Gama's success , Spain and Portugal had divided the globe between themselves ...
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... reached the top of the wooded ridge from which the Indians said they would see two oceans , Balboa bade his com- panions pause that he might climb the steep alone , and so be the first Spaniard who should look upon the promised sea . 99 ...
... reached the top of the wooded ridge from which the Indians said they would see two oceans , Balboa bade his com- panions pause that he might climb the steep alone , and so be the first Spaniard who should look upon the promised sea . 99 ...
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... reached South America , and sailed in and out the rivers on the coast of Brazil , hoping to find there a channel to the " South Sea . " When he had exhausted this hope , he sailed along the coast of Patagonia , stopping occasionally ...
... reached South America , and sailed in and out the rivers on the coast of Brazil , hoping to find there a channel to the " South Sea . " When he had exhausted this hope , he sailed along the coast of Patagonia , stopping occasionally ...
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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!