The Life of George WashingtonAmerican Sunday school union, 1832 - 266 Seiten |
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... king , who at first seemed willing to grant it ; but after raising his hopes , disappointed them , and Columbus returned to his own country , and made an application there to the government for aid ; but his re- quest was disregarded ...
... king , who at first seemed willing to grant it ; but after raising his hopes , disappointed them , and Columbus returned to his own country , and made an application there to the government for aid ; but his re- quest was disregarded ...
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... king and queen , and the favourable manner in which they listened to him , gave him lively hopes that they would grant to him the assistance which he desired . They appointed persons to examine his plan for a voyage of discovery , who ...
... king and queen , and the favourable manner in which they listened to him , gave him lively hopes that they would grant to him the assistance which he desired . They appointed persons to examine his plan for a voyage of discovery , who ...
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... king . What a contrast to the time of his departure , when every tongue was uttering lamentations or abuse ! When the king and queen heard of his re- turn and success , they ordered great prepara- tions to be made for welcoming him ...
... king . What a contrast to the time of his departure , when every tongue was uttering lamentations or abuse ! When the king and queen heard of his re- turn and success , they ordered great prepara- tions to be made for welcoming him ...
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... king of Spain refused even to fur- nish him the means of paying his seamen , for whom he pleaded earnestly , although many of them had acted as his enemies . The amiable queen , Isabella , was an unchanged friend ; but she died , and ...
... king of Spain refused even to fur- nish him the means of paying his seamen , for whom he pleaded earnestly , although many of them had acted as his enemies . The amiable queen , Isabella , was an unchanged friend ; but she died , and ...
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... king , Powhatan . It was determined that the prisoner should be put to death by having his head beat with clubs . He was laid on a large stone , and the death clubs were raised , when Pocahontas , the daughter of the king , threw ...
... king , Powhatan . It was determined that the prisoner should be put to death by having his head beat with clubs . He was laid on a large stone , and the death clubs were raised , when Pocahontas , the daughter of the king , threw ...
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Seite 262 - For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies...
Seite 263 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Seite 210 - I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men.
Seite 201 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the Union and the patronage of Heaven.
Seite 218 - I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect...
Seite 219 - Having thus imparted to you my sentiments as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave, but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication that, since he has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their...
Seite 199 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Seite 253 - That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Seite 265 - ... right do. And, for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Seite 210 - In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings...