Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801 ...I. Collins and son, 1805 |
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... queen in this transaction , yet his distrust of Columbus was still so violent , that he refused to take any part in the enterprise as king of Arragon . And as the whole expense of the expedition was to be defrayed by the crown of Castile ...
... queen in this transaction , yet his distrust of Columbus was still so violent , that he refused to take any part in the enterprise as king of Arragon . And as the whole expense of the expedition was to be defrayed by the crown of Castile ...
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... crown of Castile and Leon . The Spaniards , while thus employed , were sur- rounded by many of the natives , who gazed in si- lent admiration upon actions which they could not comprehend , and of which they could not foresee the ...
... crown of Castile and Leon . The Spaniards , while thus employed , were sur- rounded by many of the natives , who gazed in si- lent admiration upon actions which they could not comprehend , and of which they could not foresee the ...
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... crown of Castile vast regions , to the possession of which he himself was so far from having any title , that he was unacquainted with their situation , al ignorant even of their existence . To prevent this grant from interfering with ...
... crown of Castile vast regions , to the possession of which he himself was so far from having any title , that he was unacquainted with their situation , al ignorant even of their existence . To prevent this grant from interfering with ...
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... crown of Castile . The men belonging to these ships abandoned also the master whom they were bound to serve , and enlisted under Cortes . Nor was it America alone that furnished such unexpected aid . A ship arrived from Spain ...
... crown of Castile . The men belonging to these ships abandoned also the master whom they were bound to serve , and enlisted under Cortes . Nor was it America alone that furnished such unexpected aid . A ship arrived from Spain ...
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... crown of Castile all the envied wealth of those fertile regions ; and the 144 AMERICA .
... crown of Castile all the envied wealth of those fertile regions ; and the 144 AMERICA .
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Almagro America animals appeared appointed arms army arrived Atahualpa attempted Barbadoes British Canada Caribbees carried cazique chief civil climate coast colonies colours Columbus command conduct congress considerable continent Cortes court crown crown of Castile Cuba cultivation Cuzco death Diego Columbus discovered discovery Dominica dominion earth endeavoured enemies England English established Europe European expedition extended favour Ferdinand force French gave gold governor Great-Britain Grenada Hispaniola honour hundred important inca Indians inhabitants island Jamaica king labour land liberty Lord Cornwallis lumbus ment Mexican empire Mexicans Mexico monarch Montezuma nations natives nature negroes neral New-York North officers persons Peru Peruvians Pizarro Port-Royal Portuguese possession prisoners provinces Quito received repartimientos river sail savage sent settlement ships slaves soil soldiers soon South sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit subjects subsistence success sugar thousand tion took town trade tribes troops vigour voyage West-Indies World XXIV
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Страница 257 - For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies...
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.