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 : Illustrated by Over 100 Engravings, Giving Views of the Principal Towns, Seats of Eminent Men, Public Buildings, Relics of Antiquity, Historic Localities, Natural Scenery, Etc., EtcBabcock & Company, 1845 - 544 страници |
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... England . - The Restoration . - General legisla- tion ..... .... Page 51 CHAPTER V. BACON'S REBELLION - HOSTILE DESI OF THE FRENCH . Indifference to change in England . - Navigation Act . - Con . cts . - Conspiracy detected ...
... England . - The Restoration . - General legisla- tion ..... .... Page 51 CHAPTER V. BACON'S REBELLION - HOSTILE DESI OF THE FRENCH . Indifference to change in England . - Navigation Act . - Con . cts . - Conspiracy detected ...
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... England - Want of Commerce in early times . - Voyages of the Cabots . - Progress of English discovery - Frobisher - Gilbert - Raleigh . - Fail- ure of the Roanoke settlements . THE claims of the Icelanders , the Welsh , and even the ...
... England - Want of Commerce in early times . - Voyages of the Cabots . - Progress of English discovery - Frobisher - Gilbert - Raleigh . - Fail- ure of the Roanoke settlements . THE claims of the Icelanders , the Welsh , and even the ...
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... England had been engaged in perpetual wars , either foreign or domestic ; and thus , while the southern por- tion of Europe and the free cities on the Rhine were advancing so rapidly in opulence and power , England was destitute of even ...
... England had been engaged in perpetual wars , either foreign or domestic ; and thus , while the southern por- tion of Europe and the free cities on the Rhine were advancing so rapidly in opulence and power , England was destitute of even ...
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... England was June 24 , 1497. not put to the test of making the first great adven- ture ; and whether she would have ... England , with five ships , at their own proper costs and charges , to discover countries before unknown to Christians ...
... England was June 24 , 1497. not put to the test of making the first great adven- ture ; and whether she would have ... England , with five ships , at their own proper costs and charges , to discover countries before unknown to Christians ...
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... England , as far as our accounts inform us , were three of the natives of the newly discovered countries . He found , upon his return , the king immersed in his preparations for a war with Scotland , which prevented his engaging in any ...
... England , as far as our accounts inform us , were three of the natives of the newly discovered countries . He found , upon his return , the king immersed in his preparations for a war with Scotland , which prevented his engaging in any ...
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Страница 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 I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Страница 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.
Страница 335 - The first glance of this scene hurries our senses into the opinion, that this earth has been created in time, , that the mountains were formed first, that the rivers began to flow afterwards, that in this place particularly they have been dammed up by the Blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ; that continuing to rise they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from its summit to its base.
Страница 335 - 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 97 - In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others that were inclined to do their duty to almost certain death ; and at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.
Страница 171 - 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.
Страница 96 - Washington was often heard to say during his lifetime, that the most beautiful spectacle he had ever beheld was the display of the British troops on this eventful morning. Every man was neatly dressed in full uniform, the soldiers were arranged in columns and marched in exact order, the sun gleamed from their burnished arms, the river flowed tranquilly on their right, and the deep forest overshadowed them with solemn grandeur on their left. Officers and men were equally inspirited with cheering hopes...
Страница 169 - Congress the nature and extent of the privileges and restrictions of the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign nations, and the measures which he should think proper to be adopted for the improvement of the commerce and navigation of the same...