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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... hundred and fourscore " " And eight ,, and on the thirteenth day of February more , " “ In London published this worke . To Christ all laud therefore . " Hacklyt , vol . III p . 22 . and the yet more arduous difficulties which he ...
... hundred and fourscore " " And eight ,, and on the thirteenth day of February more , " “ In London published this worke . To Christ all laud therefore . " Hacklyt , vol . III p . 22 . and the yet more arduous difficulties which he ...
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... hundred and eight persons . Sir Richard Grenville took command of the fleet , and several learned and accomplished men attended the expedition , one of whom has trans- mitted to posterity many interesting particulars of the nature of ...
... hundred and eight persons . Sir Richard Grenville took command of the fleet , and several learned and accomplished men attended the expedition , one of whom has trans- mitted to posterity many interesting particulars of the nature of ...
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... hundred and six . * It grants all the country from four - and- thirty to five - and - forty degrees of north latitude , and all islands within one hundred miles of the coast . This immense extent of country was divided by the charter ...
... hundred and six . * It grants all the country from four - and- thirty to five - and - forty degrees of north latitude , and all islands within one hundred miles of the coast . This immense extent of country was divided by the charter ...
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... hundred and five men . They were detained for six weeks in sight of England by adverse winds . The voyage was prosecuted under the command of Captain Newport , who sailed by the old route of the Canaries and the West India islands ...
... hundred and five men . They were detained for six weeks in sight of England by adverse winds . The voyage was prosecuted under the command of Captain Newport , who sailed by the old route of the Canaries and the West India islands ...
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... hundred bushels of corn for a pound or two of these rare jewels , whose beautiful color resembled the pure ether of heaven . The same stratagem was afterwards played off by Smith , with equal success , upon Opechankanough , king of ...
... hundred bushels of corn for a pound or two of these rare jewels , whose beautiful color resembled the pure ether of heaven . The same stratagem was afterwards played off by Smith , with equal success , upon Opechankanough , king of ...
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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...