Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801, Том 24Isaac Collins and sons, 1805 |
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... colonies on the continent of America , raised herself to a great and envied height of grandeur and importance . Portugal almost owes her existence to her possessions in Brazil . In short , every nation in Europe , either immediately or ...
... colonies on the continent of America , raised herself to a great and envied height of grandeur and importance . Portugal almost owes her existence to her possessions in Brazil . In short , every nation in Europe , either immediately or ...
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... colonies formed ; and by the command of Ovando , Sebas- tian de Ocampo sailed round Cuba , and proved with certainty that it was an island . This voyage was one of the last occurrences under the admi- nistration of Ovando . Ever since ...
... colonies formed ; and by the command of Ovando , Sebas- tian de Ocampo sailed round Cuba , and proved with certainty that it was an island . This voyage was one of the last occurrences under the admi- nistration of Ovando . Ever since ...
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... colonies . We shall conclude this chapter with a brief ac- count of the political institutions and national man- ners of the Mexicans and Peruvians . When com- pared with other parts of the New World , Mexico and Peru may be considered ...
... colonies . We shall conclude this chapter with a brief ac- count of the political institutions and national man- ners of the Mexicans and Peruvians . When com- pared with other parts of the New World , Mexico and Peru may be considered ...
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... Colonies . Depopula- tion with respect to Spain . Idleness and Pover- ty . Register - Ships . Trade of Acapulco . Re- venue . A LTHOUGH Mexico and Peru are the pos- sessions of Spain in the New World which have attracted the greatest ...
... Colonies . Depopula- tion with respect to Spain . Idleness and Pover- ty . Register - Ships . Trade of Acapulco . Re- venue . A LTHOUGH Mexico and Peru are the pos- sessions of Spain in the New World which have attracted the greatest ...
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... colonies enrich the mother country . Of all the methods by which riches may be ac- quired , that of searching for the precious metals is one of the most inviting to men unaccustomed to the regular assiduity with which the culture of the ...
... colonies enrich the mother country . Of all the methods by which riches may be ac- quired , that of searching for the precious metals is one of the most inviting to men unaccustomed to the regular assiduity with which the culture of the ...
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Страница 247 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
Страница 284 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Страница 246 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Страница 242 - HANCOCK, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment.
Страница 14 - ... so much unnecessary disquiet, and had so often obstructed the prosecution of his well-concerted plan; and passing, in the warmth of their admiration, from one extreme to another, they now pronounced the man, whom they had so lately reviled and threatened, to be a person inspired by heaven with sagacity and fortitude more than human, in order to accomplish a design so far beyond the ideas and conception of all former ages.
Страница 220 - 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 256 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected ; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large, for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Страница 282 - 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.
Страница 13 - Deum, as a hymn of thanksgiving to God, and were joined by those of the other ships, with tears of joy, and transports of congratulation. This office of gratitude to Heaven was followed by an act of justice to their commander. They threw themselves at the feet of Columbus, with feelings of self-condemnation, mingled with reverence.