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... side of Lakes Erie and Ontario , on both sides of the Ohio , till it falls into the Mississippi ; and on the north side of these lakes , that whole territory be- tween the Outawas River and Lake Huron , and even beyond the streights ...
... side of Lakes Erie and Ontario , on both sides of the Ohio , till it falls into the Mississippi ; and on the north side of these lakes , that whole territory be- tween the Outawas River and Lake Huron , and even beyond the streights ...
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... European instigation , and his cupidity was enlisted on the side of cruelty by every temptation . In the * Beloe's Herodotus , vol . 2. p . 419 . Polybius , b . 1. chap . 6 . wars between France and England and their colo- nies , 56.
... European instigation , and his cupidity was enlisted on the side of cruelty by every temptation . In the * Beloe's Herodotus , vol . 2. p . 419 . Polybius , b . 1. chap . 6 . wars between France and England and their colo- nies , 56.
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... side of Lake Ontario affording a much more secure route than the northern , all the Indians who came from the great lakes , would , on their way to Canada , have to pass close by the English establishment , where they could be supplied ...
... side of Lake Ontario affording a much more secure route than the northern , all the Indians who came from the great lakes , would , on their way to Canada , have to pass close by the English establishment , where they could be supplied ...
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... side of Lake Erie , which has given a name to that lake . They nearly extirpated the Andastez and the Chouanons ; they conquered the Hurons , and drove them and their allies , the Ottawas , among the Sioux , on the head waters of the ...
... side of Lake Erie , which has given a name to that lake . They nearly extirpated the Andastez and the Chouanons ; they conquered the Hurons , and drove them and their allies , the Ottawas , among the Sioux , on the head waters of the ...
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... side of the Susquehannah , having formerly done so on the east side . * In 1744 they released to Maryland and Virginia certain lands claimed by them in those colonies ; and they declared at this treaty , that they had conquered the ...
... side of the Susquehannah , having formerly done so on the east side . * In 1744 they released to Maryland and Virginia certain lands claimed by them in those colonies ; and they declared at this treaty , that they had conquered the ...
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Página 40 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Página 147 - And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Página 148 - Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; Camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And streams from Lebanon.
Página 147 - And every plant of the field before it was in the earth and every herb of the field before it grew for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth and there was not a man to till the ground...
Página 53 - For this purpose you are to preserve this string, in memory of what your uncles have this day given you in charge. We have some other business to transact with our brethren, and therefore depart the council, and consider what has been said to you.
Página 85 - Th' insulting tyrant, prancing o'er the field Strow'd with Rome's citizens, and drench'd in slaughter, His horse's hoofs wet with Patrician blood ! Oh, Portius ! is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man, Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin ? PORTIUS.
Página 102 - ... company of soldiers, who speaks as if he were dreaming. He says, that he only came to the lake to smoke on the great calumet with the Onondagas. But Grangvla says, that he sees the contrary.; that it was to knock them on the head, if sickness had not weakened the arms of the French.
Página 98 - ... considering the wonderful events of the past and present times, and the inscrutable dispensations of an over-ruling Providence, may we not look forward into futurity, and without departing from the rigid laws of probability, predict the occurrence of similar scenes, at some remote period of time. And, perhaps, in the decrepitude of our empire, some transcendent genius, whose powers of mind shall only be bounded by that impenetrable circle which prescribes the limits of human nature*, may rally...
Página xi - An Act instituting a lottery for the promotion of literature and for other purposes,