An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies, Band 1compiler, 1799 - 510 Seiten |
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... reason to doubt of the discovery ; but as the land was never colonized , nor any advantages made of it , it may fairly be conjectured , that they reached no farther than the barren country of Labrador . In short , it is from a much ...
... reason to doubt of the discovery ; but as the land was never colonized , nor any advantages made of it , it may fairly be conjectured , that they reached no farther than the barren country of Labrador . In short , it is from a much ...
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... reasons induced him to be- lieve that these must be connected with the continent of India . Though the ancients had hardly ever penetrated into India farther than the banks of the Ganges , yet fome Greek authors had ventured to describe ...
... reasons induced him to be- lieve that these must be connected with the continent of India . Though the ancients had hardly ever penetrated into India farther than the banks of the Ganges , yet fome Greek authors had ventured to describe ...
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... reason that Columbus entertained doubts and fears with respect to the reception of his propofals in the Spanish court . Spain was , at that juncture , engaged in a dangerous war with Granada , the laft of the Moorish kingdoms in that ...
... reason that Columbus entertained doubts and fears with respect to the reception of his propofals in the Spanish court . Spain was , at that juncture , engaged in a dangerous war with Granada , the laft of the Moorish kingdoms in that ...
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... reason I wrote upon parchment with the brevity which the fituation required , that I had discovered the lands which I promised , in how many days I had done it , and what course I had followed . I men- tioned the goodness of the country ...
... reason I wrote upon parchment with the brevity which the fituation required , that I had discovered the lands which I promised , in how many days I had done it , and what course I had followed . I men- tioned the goodness of the country ...
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... reason which the contemporary writers have not mentioned , that he liftened with partiality to every invective against him . It was not eafy for an unfriended stranger , unpractifed in courtly arts , to counteract the machinations of so ...
... reason which the contemporary writers have not mentioned , that he liftened with partiality to every invective against him . It was not eafy for an unfriended stranger , unpractifed in courtly arts , to counteract the machinations of so ...
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Seite 210 - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the united states, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each state shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November, in every year, with a power reserved to each state, to recall its delegates, or any of them, at any time within the year, and to send others in their stead, for the remainder of the Year.
Seite 176 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Seite 134 - 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.
Seite 134 - Logan, not even sparing my women and children. 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...
Seite 134 - 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.
Seite 462 - That the respective colonies are entitled to the common law of England, and more especially to the great and inestimable privilege of being tried by their peers of the vicinage, according to the course of that law.
Seite 175 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Seite 137 - ... we spread soft furs for him to rest and sleep on: We demand nothing in return. But if I go into a white man's house at Albany, and ask for victuals and drink, they say, where is your money; and if I have none they say, get out, you Indian Dog.
Seite 208 - Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever; that considering numbers, nature and natural means only, a revolution of the wheel of fortune, an exchange of situation is among possible events; that it may become probable by supernatural interference! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.
Seite 24 - 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 selfcondemnation mingled with reverence.