The History of Illinois, from Its First Discovery and Settlement to the Present TimeJ. Winchester, 1844 - 492 Seiten |
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... four hundred inhabitants , which subsist chiefly by labor in its neighboring vineyards ; there was in 1485 , and still is , an ancient convent dedicated to Santa Maria de Rabida . A stranger on foot , in humble guise , but of a ...
... four hundred inhabitants , which subsist chiefly by labor in its neighboring vineyards ; there was in 1485 , and still is , an ancient convent dedicated to Santa Maria de Rabida . A stranger on foot , in humble guise , but of a ...
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... four weeks after he had tendered his services and agreed to accompany it , the whole armament was equipped and ready for sea . It consisted of three small vessels ; two of them light barques , or cara- vals , open and without decks in ...
... four weeks after he had tendered his services and agreed to accompany it , the whole armament was equipped and ready for sea . It consisted of three small vessels ; two of them light barques , or cara- vals , open and without decks in ...
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... four thousand years ago ; and whether it be a wheel- wright building a chariot - a shoemaker drawing his twine - a leather- cutter using the self - same form of knife of old , as is considered the best form now — a white - smith using ...
... four thousand years ago ; and whether it be a wheel- wright building a chariot - a shoemaker drawing his twine - a leather- cutter using the self - same form of knife of old , as is considered the best form now — a white - smith using ...
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... four hundred years before the Christian era , says : " In these first times , the Atlantic was a broad island , and there were extant most powerful beings upon it ; but that Atlantic island , by a flood and earthquake , was suddenly ...
... four hundred years before the Christian era , says : " In these first times , the Atlantic was a broad island , and there were extant most powerful beings upon it ; but that Atlantic island , by a flood and earthquake , was suddenly ...
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... four of the sides from the base to the top . The front was the figure of a man , curiously and richly dressed , and the face evidently a portrait , solemn , stern , and well fitted to excite terror . The back was of a differ- ent design ...
... four of the sides from the base to the top . The front was the figure of a man , curiously and richly dressed , and the face evidently a portrait , solemn , stern , and well fitted to excite terror . The back was of a differ- ent design ...
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Seite 269 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 104 - 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., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith...
Seite 446 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious societies or modes of worship.
Seite 29 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind: His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way: Yet simple Nature to his hope has given.
Seite 233 - When your Lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Seite 104 - ... and convenient for the general good of the colony. Unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Seite 216 - ... that no Governor or commander in chief of our other colonies or plantations in America, do presume for the present, and until our further pleasure be known, to grant warrants of survey, or pass patents for any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic ocean from the West or Northwest...
Seite 269 - Pennsylvania and the said territorial line: provided, however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three states shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.
Seite 269 - The middle state shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from Post Vincents to the Ohio; by the Ohio, by a direct line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.
Seite 269 - No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States ; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.