The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North and South America, and of the West IndiesR. Phillips, 1806 - 458 頁 |
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... hands of pirates , who stripped him of every thing , and detained him a prisoner several years . At length he made his escape , and arrived at London in extreme in- digence , where he employed himself some time in selling maps . With ...
... hands of pirates , who stripped him of every thing , and detained him a prisoner several years . At length he made his escape , and arrived at London in extreme in- digence , where he employed himself some time in selling maps . With ...
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... hand . His men followed , and kneeling down they all kissed the ground which they had so long desired to see . They returned thanks to God for conducting their voyage to such a happy issue . They then took solemn possession of the ...
... hand . His men followed , and kneeling down they all kissed the ground which they had so long desired to see . They returned thanks to God for conducting their voyage to such a happy issue . They then took solemn possession of the ...
第 26 頁
... hand to a work on which their common safety depended , the houses and ramparts were soon so far advanced , by their united labour , as to afford them shelter and secu- rity . This rising city he named Isabella , in ho- nour of his ...
... hand to a work on which their common safety depended , the houses and ramparts were soon so far advanced , by their united labour , as to afford them shelter and secu- rity . This rising city he named Isabella , in ho- nour of his ...
第 28 頁
... hands . As soon as he saw it prudent to leave the island , Columbus resolved to pursue his discoveries , that he might be able to ascertain whether those new countries with which he had opened a communi- cation were connected with any ...
... hands . As soon as he saw it prudent to leave the island , Columbus resolved to pursue his discoveries , that he might be able to ascertain whether those new countries with which he had opened a communi- cation were connected with any ...
第 43 頁
... hands either to work the mines or cultivate the soil . Several of the first colonists , who had been accustomed to the service of the Indians , quitted the island when deprived of those instru ments , ments , without which they knew not ...
... hands either to work the mines or cultivate the soil . Several of the first colonists , who had been accustomed to the service of the Indians , quitted the island when deprived of those instru ments , ments , without which they knew not ...
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第 255 頁 - Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient causes ; and, accordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
第 284 頁 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
第 246 頁 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every Gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
第 246 頁 - MR. PRESIDENT: Though I am truly sensible of the high honor done me, in this appointment, yet I feel great distress, from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust.
第 247 頁 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
第 283 頁 - 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.
第 283 頁 - The successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations ; and my gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and the assistance I have received from my countrymen, increases with every review of the momentous contest.
第 246 頁 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
第 34 頁 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
第 258 頁 - Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them, from time to time, of attempts made by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.