America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive: By J. S. Buckingham, Band 2Fisher, Son & Company, 1841 - 521 Seiten |
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... called the Mountain House - Description of the hotel , American cookery - Splendid daybreak on the mountain - top- Singular sea of clouds beneath the spectator - Sublime picture of sun - rise CONTENTS . -Effects of sun - light on the ...
... called the Mountain House - Description of the hotel , American cookery - Splendid daybreak on the mountain - top- Singular sea of clouds beneath the spectator - Sublime picture of sun - rise CONTENTS . -Effects of sun - light on the ...
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... called Penn : or that this name should form part of any appellation that might be fixed on . This was resisted by Penn , lest it should be imputed to him as vanity . He himself proposed to call it New Wales , but this was for some ...
... called Penn : or that this name should form part of any appellation that might be fixed on . This was resisted by Penn , lest it should be imputed to him as vanity . He himself proposed to call it New Wales , but this was for some ...
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... called Kensington , is now built . Under this tree , the Indians of the possessing tribe assembled , with their chief at their head ; and being all warriors , they were fully armed . They were here met by William Penn , at the head of a ...
... called Kensington , is now built . Under this tree , the Indians of the possessing tribe assembled , with their chief at their head ; and being all warriors , they were fully armed . They were here met by William Penn , at the head of a ...
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... called , in which various modifications of the original constitution were proposed and adopted ; the council was re- duced to eighteen members , and the assembly to thirty - six , and the session closed to the complete satisfaction of ...
... called , in which various modifications of the original constitution were proposed and adopted ; the council was re- duced to eighteen members , and the assembly to thirty - six , and the session closed to the complete satisfaction of ...
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By J. S. Buckingham James Silk Buckingham. so completed , and already it may be called the most beautiful city in America ; and not inferior , except in size , to any in the Old world ; but this belongs to the topography rather than the ...
By J. S. Buckingham James Silk Buckingham. so completed , and already it may be called the most beautiful city in America ; and not inferior , except in size , to any in the Old world ; but this belongs to the topography rather than the ...
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Seite 66 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Seite 287 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Seite 393 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Seite 4 - LAWS of this government, to the great end of all government, viz: to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power; that they may be free by their just obedience, and the magistrates honourable for their just administration: for liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery.
Seite 384 - ... according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
Seite 394 - For the Lord most high is terrible ; he is a great King over all the earth.
Seite 525 - High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus or of Inde, Or where the gorgeous east, with richest hand, Showers, on her kings barbaric, pearl* and gold', Satan exalted sat.
Seite 376 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul, neither said any of them, that aught of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.
Seite 393 - And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Seite 10 - And thou, Philadelphia, the virgin settlement of this province, named before thou wert born, what love, what care, what service, and what travail, has there been to bring thee forth and preserve thee from such as would abuse and defile thee!