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... remained for some time with an Indian tribe , with whom he associated in their hunting and fishing parties ; and while with them beheld the falls of Niagara . He soon discovered , however , that this boasted state of nature possessed ...
... remained for some time with an Indian tribe , with whom he associated in their hunting and fishing parties ; and while with them beheld the falls of Niagara . He soon discovered , however , that this boasted state of nature possessed ...
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... well as native Americans , instantly retired , exclaiming , “ Mr. H. might eat with black men if he pleased , but they never would ! ” To the credit a of the blacks , they remained both faithful and C4 MR . HARRIOTT . 23.
... well as native Americans , instantly retired , exclaiming , “ Mr. H. might eat with black men if he pleased , but they never would ! ” To the credit a of the blacks , they remained both faithful and C4 MR . HARRIOTT . 23.
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... remained there , but two carts were at work , exclusive of those that were employed in carrying the dead . No apprehensions , however , were felt for himself ; for in case of an attack , he was provided with a strong dose of ipecacuanha ...
... remained there , but two carts were at work , exclusive of those that were employed in carrying the dead . No apprehensions , however , were felt for himself ; for in case of an attack , he was provided with a strong dose of ipecacuanha ...
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... remained in the house attached to his office , where he was doomed to be overwhelmed with a variety of diseases , which for a time nearly deprived him of his senses . Thus terminated a life , replete with adventures , speculations , and ...
... remained in the house attached to his office , where he was doomed to be overwhelmed with a variety of diseases , which for a time nearly deprived him of his senses . Thus terminated a life , replete with adventures , speculations , and ...
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... remained some little time . At length the unfortunate child was brought home to his disconsolate mother , who , instead of yielding to despair , immediately set about what appeared to her the most rational mode of restoring suspended ...
... remained some little time . At length the unfortunate child was brought home to his disconsolate mother , who , instead of yielding to despair , immediately set about what appeared to her the most rational mode of restoring suspended ...
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Página 39 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Página 448 - He would deliver the jury his solemn opinion, as he was required by act of parliament to do ; and under the authority of that act, and still more in obedience to his conscience and his God, he pronounced this to be a most impious and profane libel. Believing and hoping that they, the jury, were Christians, he had not any doubt but that they would be of the same opinion.
Página 321 - If, however, the baneful alliance is not already formed, if this ill-omened marriage is not already solemnized, I know a just and lawful impediment, and in the name of the public safety I here forbid the Banns...
Página 261 - I hope an everlasting one, with one great state; and I at least afforded the efficient means by which a peace, if not so durable, more seasonable at least, was accomplished with another. I gave you all; and you have rewarded me with confiscation, disgrace, and a life of impeachment...
Página 123 - How much thy years excel In arts of counsel, and in speaking well! O would the gods, in love to Greece, decree But ten such sages as they grant in thee; Such wisdom soon should Priam's force destroy, And soon should fall the haughty towers of Troy!
Página 122 - No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate: But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past.
Página 257 - Talk not to us," said the Governor-General, " of their guilt or innocence, but as it suits the Company's credit ! We will not try them by the Code of Justinian, nor the Institutes of Timur. We will not judge them either by...
Página 408 - Princess distinguished by every eminent virtue and amiable endowment ; whose illustrious line has constantly shown the firmest zeal for the Protestant Religion, and a particular attachment to my Family.
Página 250 - For me, O Shore ! I only claim To merit, not to seek for fame, The good and just to please, A state above the fear of want, Domestic love, Heaven's choicest grant, Health, leisure, peace, and ease.
Página 200 - With a narrative of the events which occurred in the enterprize of the Earl of Argyle, in 1685, by Sir Patrick Hume.