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Page 52
... point of giving up the search , one of his small boats was returning to the vessel in a clear channel which crossed the reef , when a sailor , who was looking into the water , thought he saw some- thing very curious growing on a rock ...
... point of giving up the search , one of his small boats was returning to the vessel in a clear channel which crossed the reef , when a sailor , who was looking into the water , thought he saw some- thing very curious growing on a rock ...
Page 63
... Points , and then went up the river and landed near a spring of water , which is still pointed out to the traveler . Here he purchased a tract of land of the Narragansetts and began to build a town , which , in remembrance of the good ...
... Points , and then went up the river and landed near a spring of water , which is still pointed out to the traveler . Here he purchased a tract of land of the Narragansetts and began to build a town , which , in remembrance of the good ...
Page 98
... Point Levi , on the southern bank of the St. Lawrence , and erected some batteries . The distance was so great and the guns so low , they only destroyed a number of houses in the city , but did not injure the fortifications of the enemy ...
... Point Levi , on the southern bank of the St. Lawrence , and erected some batteries . The distance was so great and the guns so low , they only destroyed a number of houses in the city , but did not injure the fortifications of the enemy ...
Page 99
... point which General Montcalm supposed nature had de- fended in so strong a manner that it did not require many of his forces . General Wolfe was the first to spring upon shore . The army soon followed , and an hour before daylight they ...
... point which General Montcalm supposed nature had de- fended in so strong a manner that it did not require many of his forces . General Wolfe was the first to spring upon shore . The army soon followed , and an hour before daylight they ...
Page 108
... Point , and proposed that site for a fort to General Washington . The last active work of his life was his labor in strengthening the fortifications at that place . In the year 1779 the activity of his body was im- paired by a kind of ...
... Point , and proposed that site for a fort to General Washington . The last active work of his life was his labor in strengthening the fortifications at that place . In the year 1779 the activity of his body was im- paired by a kind of ...
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Page 54 - For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
Page 39 - We have had some experience of it — several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences, but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors; they were totally good...
Page 157 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "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.
Page 38 - We are convinc'd, therefore, that you mean to do us Good by your Proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you, who are wise, must know that different Nations have different Conceptions of things; and you will therefore not take it amiss, if our Ideas of this kind of Education happen...
Page 38 - We are convinced therefore that you mean to do us good by your Proposal, and we thank you heartily. But you who are wise must know, that different Nations have different Conceptions of things; and you will therefore not take it amiss, if our Ideas of this Kind of Education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some Experience of it. Several of our Young People were formerly brought up at the Colleges of the Northern Provinces; they were instructed in all your Sciences; but when they came...
Page 92 - This heart (laying his hand upon his breast) is not mine, but yours; I have no men; they are all yours; command me any difficult thing, I will do it; I will not believe any Indians' words against the English; if any man shall kill an Englishman, I will put him to death, were he never so dear to me.
Page 147 - We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we could. We told the captain of this, and he laughed at us. Yesterday our works were destroyed the third time, and we will bear it no longer.
Page 108 - Nathan Palmer, a lieutenant in your King's service, was taken in my camp as a Spy — he was tried as a Spy — he was condemned as a Spy — and you may rest assured, Sir, he shall be hanged as a Spy." " I have the honour to be, &c. "ISRAEL PUTNAM. rt His Excellency Governor TRYON.
Page 46 - ... and now you exhort me to change and leave my old canoe, and embark in a new canoe, to which I have hitherto been unwilling : but now I yield up myself to your advice, and enter...
Page 143 - I have, as you observe, some enemies in England, but they are my enemies as an American; I have also two or three in America, who are my Enemies as a Minister; but I thank God there are not in the whole world any who are my Enemies as a Man; for by his grace, thro...