 | Mrs. Hughs (Mary) - 1828 - 242 頁
...prudence and proportion will more than even the scale. I must (without vanity I can) say, I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man...if this lord (who may remember that his country was cut out of Virginia, to the great abatement of the interest of that province, and this not for debt,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 頁
...of Halifax, under date of 12 mo. 9th, 1683. he says with much truth, "I must, without vanity, say. I have lead the greatest colony into America that ever...beginnings that ever were in it are to be found among us!" Such self-gratulation was honest and well merited. Indeed we cannot forbear to expatiate a little on... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 350 頁
...month, 1683, to the Marquis of Halifax, says with much truth, " I must without vanity say, I have led the greatest colony into America, that ever any man...beginnings that ever were in it, are to be found among us. Since last summer, (he adds) we have had about sixty sail of great and 'small shipping." — Such self-gratulation... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 336 頁
...month, 1683, to the Marquis of Halifax, says with much truth, " I must without vanity say, I have led the greatest colony into America, that ever any man...private credit ; and the most prosperous beginnings that eter were in it, are to be found among us. Since last summer, (he adds) we have had about sixty sail... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1837 - 496 頁
...Penn. " I must, 1684. without vanity, say " — such was his honest exultation — 9/. " I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man...beginnings that ever were in it, are to be found among us."4 The government had been organized, peace with the natives confirmed, the fundamental law established,... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1839 - 494 頁
...Penn. " I must, 1684. without vanity, say " — such was his honest exultation — 9, ' "I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man...beginnings that ever were in it, are to be found among us."4 The government had been organized, peace with the natives confirmed, the fundamental law established,... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1841 - 366 頁
...William Penn. " I must, without vanity, say," — such was his honest exultation in 1684, — "I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man...beginnings that ever were in it, are to be found among us." The government had been organized, peace with the natives confirmed, the fundamental law established,... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1844 - 500 頁
...Penn. " I must, 1684. without vanity, say " — such was his honest exultation — 9"' " I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man...beginnings that ever were in it, are to be found among us."4 The government had been organized, peace with the natives confirmed, the fundamental law established,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1847 - 606 頁
...life of William Penn. " I must without vanity say" — such was his honest exaltation — " I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man...that ever were in it, are to be found among us."— (Vol. ii., p. 394.) Pennsylvania was the twelfth colony; and when Oglethorpe, towards the middle of... | |
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I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man did upon a private credit; and the most prosperous beginnings that ever were in it, are to be found among us. 
