Blood of an Englishman ...Jones of Texas, 1943 - 602 halaman |
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Halaman 8
... lived Anthony and his family . For after a few months his wife and children had joined their husband and father in the great adventure . So well were these early houses built that the foundations of Anthony's original house were intact ...
... lived Anthony and his family . For after a few months his wife and children had joined their husband and father in the great adventure . So well were these early houses built that the foundations of Anthony's original house were intact ...
Halaman 10
... lived under the social customs and laws of England , but as in the older Anglo - Saxon or Teutonic groups , the en- tire body of citizens met regularly to conduct the affairs of their local government . The Meeting House , or local ...
... lived under the social customs and laws of England , but as in the older Anglo - Saxon or Teutonic groups , the en- tire body of citizens met regularly to conduct the affairs of their local government . The Meeting House , or local ...
Halaman 12
... lived much the life they had been accustomed to at home . Beer was the usual drink of all , men , women and children alike . The use of water as a common beverage was looked upon with some aston- ishment , and when it was found to be ...
... lived much the life they had been accustomed to at home . Beer was the usual drink of all , men , women and children alike . The use of water as a common beverage was looked upon with some aston- ishment , and when it was found to be ...
Halaman 21
... lived , abruptly joined a secession from one church to another an offense which cost him a fine of " one Noble " . And down in Virginia , in that decade , the people followed Nathaniel Bacon in their rebellion against the Governor . The ...
... lived , abruptly joined a secession from one church to another an offense which cost him a fine of " one Noble " . And down in Virginia , in that decade , the people followed Nathaniel Bacon in their rebellion against the Governor . The ...
Halaman 23
... its name from an old Indian of the adjacent tribe of that designation , who lived in the region . It was not long , however , before these words were finally See Appendix 22 * -1 shortened to " Rawack " and in later decades to -23-
... its name from an old Indian of the adjacent tribe of that designation , who lived in the region . It was not long , however , before these words were finally See Appendix 22 * -1 shortened to " Rawack " and in later decades to -23-
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Halaman 224 - Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho...
Halaman 66 - Soon were lost in a maze of sluggish and devious waters, Which, like a network of steel, extended in every direction. Over their heads the towering and tenebrous boughs of the cypress Met in a dusky arch, and trailing mosses in mid air Waved like banners that hang on the walls of ancient cathedrals.
Halaman 224 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Halaman 63 - Union are virtually dissolved; that the States which compose it are free from their moral obligations, and that as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.
Halaman 152 - Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better.
Halaman 251 - I found the disposition of the people such, that they might have been led by a thread and governed by a reed. Their suspicion was quick and penetrating, but their attachment to Britain was obstinate, and it was at that time a kind of treason to speak against it.
Halaman 79 - Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days ! None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but to praise.
Halaman 131 - Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town? ' Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Halaman 46 - Farm, at Cambridge and marched to Lexington, where they found a Company of our Colony Militia in arms, upon whom they fired without any provocation, and killed six men and wounded four others.
Halaman 61 - No danger need be apprehended from the enemy, as every person on board will be under cover made proof against rifle or musket balls, and convenient port-holes for firing out of.