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... tion beyond three thousand years , which carries their history back to the birth of Noah , all pre- tences of Chinese historians to greater antiquity , are doubtless the pure effect of vanity . When con- fucius mentions three thousand ...
... tion beyond three thousand years , which carries their history back to the birth of Noah , all pre- tences of Chinese historians to greater antiquity , are doubtless the pure effect of vanity . When con- fucius mentions three thousand ...
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... tion ; but the military conscription is much more calamitous : it is not contented with the first born ; for in many cases it sweeps off the oldest , the youngest , and every other son in the family . This man is bidding fair to cover ...
... tion ; but the military conscription is much more calamitous : it is not contented with the first born ; for in many cases it sweeps off the oldest , the youngest , and every other son in the family . This man is bidding fair to cover ...
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... tion of this country for a habitation , was the wisest expedient that could have been adopted by a military nation to satiate their thirst for glory , and to extend their conquests over the continent ; and if they preferred the arts of ...
... tion of this country for a habitation , was the wisest expedient that could have been adopted by a military nation to satiate their thirst for glory , and to extend their conquests over the continent ; and if they preferred the arts of ...
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... tion of the lakes being in canoes , is necessarily along the coast . The southern 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 ...
... tion of the lakes being in canoes , is necessarily along the coast . The southern 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 ...
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... tion of continual wars between the French and the Confederates . The Dutch , on the contrary , entered into an alliance with them on their first settlement of the country , which continued without interruption ; and on the surrender of ...
... tion of continual wars between the French and the Confederates . The Dutch , on the contrary , entered into an alliance with them on their first settlement of the country , which continued without interruption ; and on the surrender of ...
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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,