America, a History: I. The United States.--II. Dominion of Canada.--III. South America, EtcHarper & Brothers, 1882 - 88 pagini |
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Pagina 11
... enemy . The rage of the people knew no bounds . The admiral who had not fought the enemy when he should have done so , was hanged . The Prime - minister began to tremble for his neck . One or two dis- asters more , and the public ...
... enemy . The rage of the people knew no bounds . The admiral who had not fought the enemy when he should have done so , was hanged . The Prime - minister began to tremble for his neck . One or two dis- asters more , and the public ...
Pagina 14
... and still General Gage lay inactive . Still patriot Americans poured into the blockading camp . They were utterly undisciplined , and wholly without uniform . The While yet a long way from the enemy they opened 14 AMERICA : A HISTORY .
... and still General Gage lay inactive . Still patriot Americans poured into the blockading camp . They were utterly undisciplined , and wholly without uniform . The While yet a long way from the enemy they opened 14 AMERICA : A HISTORY .
Pagina 15
... enemy they opened a harmless fire of musketry . There was no reply from the American lines . Put- nam had directed the men to withhold their fire till they could see the white of the Englishmen's eyes , and then to aim low . The Eng - A ...
... enemy they opened a harmless fire of musketry . There was no reply from the American lines . Put- nam had directed the men to withhold their fire till they could see the white of the Englishmen's eyes , and then to aim low . The Eng - A ...
Pagina 16
... enemy's victory would cost him dear . EVEN yet , after months of fighting , the idea of final separation from Great Britain was distasteful to a large portion of the American peo- ple . To the more enlightened it had long been evident ...
... enemy's victory would cost him dear . EVEN yet , after months of fighting , the idea of final separation from Great Britain was distasteful to a large portion of the American peo- ple . To the more enlightened it had long been evident ...
Pagina 17
... enemy . After his fall the soldiers laid down their arms , and surrendered at discretion . snow . A week after this encounter three British regiments spent a night at Princeton , on their way to Trenton to retrieve the disaster which ...
... enemy . After his fall the soldiers laid down their arms , and surrendered at discretion . snow . A week after this encounter three British regiments spent a night at Princeton , on their way to Trenton to retrieve the disaster which ...
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American ANTHONY TROLLOPE arms army attack battle became Brazil British Canada Canadian ceased century CHAPTER Church Cloth coast colonies colonists Confederate Congress continent Cortes Cusco defeat defence despotism dominion endured enemy England English Europe European evil fell fight force forests Fort Sumter France French gained gold Government Governor Gulf of Mexico Heights of Abraham hope Hudson Bay Company hundred Inca independence Indians island John Cabot King labor Lake Lake Winnipeg land liberty Lord Lower Canada ment Mexico miles million sterling nation native nearly negroes North Northern Nova Scotia Novel passed peace persons Peru Pizarro political population Portugal possession President provinces Quebec rebel rebellion resolute river savages scarcely sent settlements settlers ships slavery slaves soil soldiers sought South Southern Spain Spaniards Spanish strife suffered territory thousand tion town trade troops Union valley vast victory Virginia Washington wealth
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Pagina 32 - He sincerely hopes that your views and your action may so accord with his as to assure all faithful citizens who have been disturbed in their rights of a certain and speedy restoration to them, under the Constitution and the laws. And having thus chosen our course, without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear and with manly hearts.
Pagina 36 - I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: "As ye deal with My contemners so with you My grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel! Since God is marching on.
Pagina 36 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
Pagina 30 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas ; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Pagina 36 - In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
Pagina 33 - If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Pagina 30 - It is indeed in conformity with the ordinance of the Creator. It is not for us to inquire into the wisdom of His ordinances, or to question them. For His own purposes He has made one race to differ from another, as He has made "one star to differ from another star in glory.