A Winter in the West Indies: Described in Familiar Letters to Henry Clay, of KentuckyJ. Murray, 1840 - 282 Seiten |
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... months afterwards , cordially approves and encourages the general object herein pursued by Government . In its printed circular , the Society , amongst other things , proposes " to cooperate by every means in its power with the ...
... months afterwards , cordially approves and encourages the general object herein pursued by Government . In its printed circular , the Society , amongst other things , proposes " to cooperate by every means in its power with the ...
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... month ( June ) 1st , 1840 . I seize the first day of leisure that has fallen to my lot , since I left Washington , in order to com- mence a narrative of my late tour in the West Indies ; and I gladly avail myself of thy obliging ...
... month ( June ) 1st , 1840 . I seize the first day of leisure that has fallen to my lot , since I left Washington , in order to com- mence a narrative of my late tour in the West Indies ; and I gladly avail myself of thy obliging ...
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... month , ( Nov. ) in the Camilla , Captain Watlington . Our ship's company consisted of about twenty in- dividuals , ( mostly in search of a warmer climate and better health ) who had taken their passage , in this accommodating little ...
... month , ( Nov. ) in the Camilla , Captain Watlington . Our ship's company consisted of about twenty in- dividuals , ( mostly in search of a warmer climate and better health ) who had taken their passage , in this accommodating little ...
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... month ( December ) we caught our first sight of land — the conical rocky peaks of Virgin Gorda rising before us to a considerable elevation . Soon afterwards we saw Tortola , St. John's , and St. Thomas - all however at a great distance ...
... month ( December ) we caught our first sight of land — the conical rocky peaks of Virgin Gorda rising before us to a considerable elevation . Soon afterwards we saw Tortola , St. John's , and St. Thomas - all however at a great distance ...
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... month , for each man , be- sides board ; thus , under the new system , they were earning their living by honest industry ; and they appeared to us to be at once well behaved and con- tented . In the evening - when the patience of some ...
... month , for each man , be- sides board ; thus , under the new system , they were earning their living by honest industry ; and they appeared to us to be at once well behaved and con- tented . In the evening - when the patience of some ...
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Seite 257 - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Seite 94 - As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Seite 190 - And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Seite 184 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Seite 231 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Seite 230 - And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Seite 230 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night ; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burned up.
Seite 96 - Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together ; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Seite 262 - Full power is given to Congress " to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property of the United States." This authorized the passage of all laws necessary to secure the rights of the United States to the public lands, and to provide for their sale, and to protect them from taxation.
Seite 229 - And nailed thee to a tree ? Unfathomable wonder, And mystery divine ! The Voice that speaks in thunder, Says " Sinner, I am thine !