The History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent to the Close of the Thirty-sixth CongressD. Appleton and Company, 1867 - Počet stran: 812 |
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... began to astonish his countrymen with strange notions about the world . He boldly asserted that it was round , instead of flat ; that it went around the sun instead of the sun going around it ; and moreover , that day and night were ...
... began to astonish his countrymen with strange notions about the world . He boldly asserted that it was round , instead of flat ; that it went around the sun instead of the sun going around it ; and moreover , that day and night were ...
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... began to fear - if these winds continued , they never could return . They noticed the variation of the compass ; it no longer pointed to the pole , -- was this mysterious , but hitherto trusty friend , about to fail them ? Ten weeks had ...
... began to fear - if these winds continued , they never could return . They noticed the variation of the compass ; it no longer pointed to the pole , -- was this mysterious , but hitherto trusty friend , about to fail them ? Ten weeks had ...
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... began among the learned men of the universities , and gradually extended to the uneducated people . In England , the common people were reading the Bible in their own language , long before it was the privilege of any nation on the ...
... began among the learned men of the universities , and gradually extended to the uneducated people . In England , the common people were reading the Bible in their own language , long before it was the privilege of any nation on the ...
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... began to appear , -these had joined the enter- prise with no higher motive than gain . They were muti- nous , idle , and dissolute , wasting the provisions of the com- pany . They robbed the Indians , who became hostile , and refused to ...
... began to appear , -these had joined the enter- prise with no higher motive than gain . They were muti- nous , idle , and dissolute , wasting the provisions of the com- pany . They robbed the Indians , who became hostile , and refused to ...
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... began to fail and the colonists . to despond . Just at this time Sir Francis Drake , on his way home from the West Indies , called to visit the colony of his friend Raleigh . Though they had been but a year in the country , the ...
... began to fail and the colonists . to despond . Just at this time Sir Francis Drake , on his way home from the West Indies , called to visit the colony of his friend Raleigh . Though they had been but a year in the country , the ...
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Strana 517 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Strana 449 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Strana 288 - ... on many occasions has caused the blood of those sons of liberty...
Strana 796 - That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, " That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable...
Strana 515 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Strana 308 - Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such earnestness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime — for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent effect upon everybody here.
Strana 67 - 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...
Strana 521 - 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.
Strana 310 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Strana 522 - there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted...