Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities ; Together with Geographical and Statistical Descriptions ; to which is Appended, an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia ...Wm. R. Babcock, 1852 - 544 páginas |
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... give a geographical and statistical view of her present condition . Similar volumes have appeared on Pennsylvania , Massachusetts , Connecticut , New York , and New Jersey . The favorable recep- tion of these in their respective states ...
... give a geographical and statistical view of her present condition . Similar volumes have appeared on Pennsylvania , Massachusetts , Connecticut , New York , and New Jersey . The favorable recep- tion of these in their respective states ...
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... give to COLUMBUS the undivided glory of an exploit for which he received only the ignominy of his contempo- raries , and to Italy the honor due the birthplace of so distinguish- ed a son , from whose brilliant achievements she has ...
... give to COLUMBUS the undivided glory of an exploit for which he received only the ignominy of his contempo- raries , and to Italy the honor due the birthplace of so distinguish- ed a son , from whose brilliant achievements she has ...
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... give the British mariner courage enough to venture to the east of the Pillars of Hercules . * Feeble as the marine of England then was , her reigning monarch , Henry VII . , did not lack the spirit required for undertaking great ...
... give the British mariner courage enough to venture to the east of the Pillars of Hercules . * Feeble as the marine of England then was , her reigning monarch , Henry VII . , did not lack the spirit required for undertaking great ...
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... give . We pass at once to the British attempts at colonization in America . The progress of maritime adventure extended rapidly . The evidence exists of several English voyages having been made not only to the coast of North America ...
... give . We pass at once to the British attempts at colonization in America . The progress of maritime adventure extended rapidly . The evidence exists of several English voyages having been made not only to the coast of North America ...
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... give them a warm reception , and little fear was entertained of the result . Smith had by this time by his good con- duct brought the savages so completely into subjection , by their admiration for his quali- ties and fear of his power ...
... give them a warm reception , and little fear was entertained of the result . Smith had by this time by his good con- duct brought the savages so completely into subjection , by their admiration for his quali- ties and fear of his power ...
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Página 108 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it ; I have killed many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance ; for my country 1 rejoice at the beams of peace.
Página 381 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Página 144 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Página 410 - Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable.
Página 327 - This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic. Yet here, as in the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, are people who have passed their lives within half a dozen miles, and have never been to survey these monuments of a war between rivers and mountains, which must have shaken the earth itself to its centre.
Página 289 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the first, his Cromwell — and George the third — (" Treason," cried the Speaker — " treason, treason ", echoed from every part of the House.
Página 169 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Página 108 - During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 99 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Página 100 - I see their situation, know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief, than uncertain promises. In short, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measures are taken by the Assembly, and speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants that are now in forts, must unavoidably fall, while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe.