A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 страница |
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... military adventure and heroic achievement . To him Gosnold made known his projects , and engaged him to enter into the spirit of the en- terprise . As Smith is to act a conspicuous part in the colonial history of Virginia , it may be ...
... military adventure and heroic achievement . To him Gosnold made known his projects , and engaged him to enter into the spirit of the en- terprise . As Smith is to act a conspicuous part in the colonial history of Virginia , it may be ...
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... military proces sion , in which three Turks ' heads borne on the points of lances , graced their march . In addition to these honours , his general , the lord Moyzes , presented him with a horse richly caparisoned , a sword and belt ...
... military proces sion , in which three Turks ' heads borne on the points of lances , graced their march . In addition to these honours , his general , the lord Moyzes , presented him with a horse richly caparisoned , a sword and belt ...
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... military , for the colony . The company , soon after their incorporation , appointed lord De la War captain general of Virginia , sir Thomas Gates lieutenant general , sir George Somers admiral , and captain Newport vice ad- miral ...
... military , for the colony . The company , soon after their incorporation , appointed lord De la War captain general of Virginia , sir Thomas Gates lieutenant general , sir George Somers admiral , and captain Newport vice ad- miral ...
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... military preparation . So great an alarm was excited by groundless rumors and inflammatory reports , that the people flew to arms , and prepared for defence or aggression , as their fears or ambition might dictate . Blending their fears ...
... military preparation . So great an alarm was excited by groundless rumors and inflammatory reports , that the people flew to arms , and prepared for defence or aggression , as their fears or ambition might dictate . Blending their fears ...
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... military prowess . Before his departure he had sent a messenger to the governor , sir William Berkeley , requesting a commission , that he might have the sanction of government as well as the voice of the populace on his side . The ...
... military prowess . Before his departure he had sent a messenger to the governor , sir William Berkeley , requesting a commission , that he might have the sanction of government as well as the voice of the populace on his side . The ...
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Страница 150 - 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 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Страница 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Страница 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. 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 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
Страница 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Страница 225 - 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 225 - 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 practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Страница 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Страница 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.