History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent, Volume 1D. Appleton & Company, 1898 |
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... tion of a great political system , embracing all the civilized nations of the earth . At a period when the force of moral opinion is rapidly increasing , they have the precedence in the practice and the defence of the equal rights of ...
... tion of a great political system , embracing all the civilized nations of the earth . At a period when the force of moral opinion is rapidly increasing , they have the precedence in the practice and the defence of the equal rights of ...
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... tion . The axe and the ploughshare were unknown . The soil , which had been gathering fertility from the repose of ages , was lavishing its strength in magnificent but useless vegeta- tion . In the view of civilization the immense ...
... tion . The axe and the ploughshare were unknown . The soil , which had been gathering fertility from the repose of ages , was lavishing its strength in magnificent but useless vegeta- tion . In the view of civilization the immense ...
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... tion which belonged to genius that seemed more divine than human ; and " there was great talk of it in all the court of Henry VII . " A feeling of disappointment remained , that a series of disasters had defeated the wish of the ...
... tion which belonged to genius that seemed more divine than human ; and " there was great talk of it in all the court of Henry VII . " A feeling of disappointment remained , that a series of disasters had defeated the wish of the ...
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... tion . After a stormy voyage they arrived within sight of New- foundland . Carried to the west of it by a route not easily traced , in August , on the day of Saint Lawrence , they gave the name of that martyr to a part of the noble gulf ...
... tion . After a stormy voyage they arrived within sight of New- foundland . Carried to the west of it by a route not easily traced , in August , on the day of Saint Lawrence , they gave the name of that martyr to a part of the noble gulf ...
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... tion to America was again awakened ; men at court deemed it unworthy a gallant nation to abandon the acquisition ; and in January , 1540 , a nobleman of Picardy , Francis de la Roque , Lord of Roberval , a man of provincial distinction ...
... tion to America was again awakened ; men at court deemed it unworthy a gallant nation to abandon the acquisition ; and in January , 1540 , a nobleman of Picardy , Francis de la Roque , Lord of Roberval , a man of provincial distinction ...
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Page 103 - Peace, plenty, love, truth, terror, That were the servants to this chosen infant, Shall then be his, and like a vine grow to him ; Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations...
Page 302 - This liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is a liberty to that only which is good, just, and honest. This liberty you are to stand for, with the hazard (not only of your goods, but) of your lives, if need be. Whatsoever crosseth this, is not authority, but a distemper thereof.
Page 196 - So absolute indeed was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved by the puritans alone ; and it was to this sect, whose principles appear so frivolous and habits so ridiculous, that the English owe the whole freedom of their constitution.
Page 205 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 213 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Page 234 - We shall find that the God of Israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies, when He shall make us a praise and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantations: "The Lord make it like that of New England.
Page 267 - They who have the power to appoint officers and magistrates, it is in their power, also, to set the bounds and limitations of the power and place unto which they call them.
Page 203 - I charge you, before God and his blessed angels, that you follow me no farther than you have seen me follow the Lord Jesus Christ. " If God reveal anything to you, by any other instrument of his, be as ready to receive it as ever you were to receive any truth by my ministry ; for I am verily persuaded the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy Word.
Page 204 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Page 267 - ... the best part is always the least, and of that best part the wiser part is always the lesser.