The History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent to the Close of the Thirty-sixth CongressAppleton, 1868 - 812 pages |
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... became a province of Spain . Just three hundred years from that time , the province threw off the Spanish yoke , and became a republic . Rumor told also of the splendor and wealth of a great empire lying to the south , known as Peru ...
... became a province of Spain . Just three hundred years from that time , the province threw off the Spanish yoke , and became a republic . Rumor told also of the splendor and wealth of a great empire lying to the south , known as Peru ...
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... Reforma- tion in Germany under Martin Luther . The art of print- ing , by multiplying books , became the means of diffusing CHAP . knowledge among men , and of awakening the CHAPTER VI THE REFORMATION AND ITS EFFECTS.
... Reforma- tion in Germany under Martin Luther . The art of print- ing , by multiplying books , became the means of diffusing CHAP . knowledge among men , and of awakening the CHAPTER VI THE REFORMATION AND ITS EFFECTS.
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... afterward , were sent as missionaries to the tribes between the Penobscot and the Kennebec in Maine . These tribes became the allies . of the French , and remained so during all their contests CHAP . with the English . De Monts explored ...
... afterward , were sent as missionaries to the tribes between the Penobscot and the Kennebec in Maine . These tribes became the allies . of the French , and remained so during all their contests CHAP . with the English . De Monts explored ...
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... its religion to the church of Rome . When this became known , the Protestant spirit rose in opposition . This spirit pervaded the entire people ; VIII CHAP . they exerted their energies to the utmost ENGLISH ENTERPRISE.
... its religion to the church of Rome . When this became known , the Protestant spirit rose in opposition . This spirit pervaded the entire people ; VIII CHAP . they exerted their energies to the utmost ENGLISH ENTERPRISE.
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... became proud and indolent , luxurious and imbecile the other may have become proud , but certainly not indolent ; luxu- rious , but certainly not imbecile . 1549 On her accession , Queen Elizabeth pursued the policy of her father Henry ...
... became proud and indolent , luxurious and imbecile the other may have become proud , but certainly not indolent ; luxu- rious , but certainly not imbecile . 1549 On her accession , Queen Elizabeth pursued the policy of her father Henry ...
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Page 517 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Page 788 - March 6, 1820,) which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories — as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures — is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly...
Page 449 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 796 - That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, " That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable...
Page 287 - They planted by your care! No, your oppressions planted them in America. They fled from your tyranny, to a then uncultivated and inhospitable country, where they exposed themselves to almost all the hardships to which human nature is liable, and, among others, to the cruelties of a savage foe, the most subtle, and I will take upon me to say, the most formidable of any people upon the...
Page 308 - Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such earnestness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime — for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially the town of Boston.
Page 108 - Mr. Drummond! You are very welcome. I am more glad to see you than any man in Virginia. Mr. Drummond, you shall be hanged in half an hour...
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Page 521 - God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that "except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 310 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.