Lives of Celebrated Americans: Comprising Biographies of Three Hundred and Forty Eminent PersonsBelknap, 1869 - 448 páginas |
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... head of a warrior who dared to propose submission ; and a curse upon the white people was ever upon his lips . At length the " last of the Wampa- noags " was compelled to yield to the pressure of circumstances , He went stealthily back ...
... head of a warrior who dared to propose submission ; and a curse upon the white people was ever upon his lips . At length the " last of the Wampa- noags " was compelled to yield to the pressure of circumstances , He went stealthily back ...
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... head of the Narragansets when the PILGRIM FATHERS found- ed New Plymouth . He regarded the advent of the white men with a jealous fear ; and in 1622 , feeling strong , with about five thousand fighting men around him , he sent a ...
... head of the Narragansets when the PILGRIM FATHERS found- ed New Plymouth . He regarded the advent of the white men with a jealous fear ; and in 1622 , feeling strong , with about five thousand fighting men around him , he sent a ...
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... head upon a huge stone , he was doomed to have his brains dashed out by a blow from a club . When the executioner advanced , Pocahontas , then a girl ten or twelve years of age , leaped from her father's side , where she sat trem- bling ...
... head upon a huge stone , he was doomed to have his brains dashed out by a blow from a club . When the executioner advanced , Pocahontas , then a girl ten or twelve years of age , leaped from her father's side , where she sat trem- bling ...
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... head of a congregation in Roxbury ; and these , with Richard Mather , were appointed , in 1639 , to make a new metrical version of the Psalms . Looking out upon the dusky tribes around him , the heart of Mr. Eliot was troubled by a view ...
... head of a congregation in Roxbury ; and these , with Richard Mather , were appointed , in 1639 , to make a new metrical version of the Psalms . Looking out upon the dusky tribes around him , the heart of Mr. Eliot was troubled by a view ...
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... head of Narraganset Bay , and there founded a town , and named it Providence . He offered a free asylum to all persecuted people , and many joined him there . Time mellowed his extreme opinions , and he became a pattern of toleration ...
... head of Narraganset Bay , and there founded a town , and named it Providence . He offered a free asylum to all persecuted people , and many joined him there . Time mellowed his extreme opinions , and he became a pattern of toleration ...
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Página 411 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Página 326 - And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Página 401 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Página 28 - This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high.
Página 162 - Otis was a flame of fire ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American Independence was then and there born.
Página 432 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in...
Página 154 - Lincoln had been a member of the Convention that framed the Constitution of the United States...
Página 157 - In 1787 he was a member of the Convention that framed the Federal Constitution. In October 1788 he succeeded Franklin in the chair of the Executive Council of the state.
Página 76 - Whether it be lawful to resist the Supreme Magistrate^ if the Commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved...
Página 188 - Whoever supposes that shouts and hosannas will terminate the trials of this day entertains a childish fancy. He must be grossly ignorant of the importance and value of the prize for which we contend; we must be equally ignorant of the power of those who have combined against us; we must be blind to that malice, inveteracy, and insatiable revenge which actuate our enemies, public and private, abroad and in our...