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... marriage . When he was preparing for his voyage she sent him a golden anchor with a large pearl at the peak , which ... married his niece , Raleigh succeeded in providing two small vessels . These were put under the command of Captains ...
... marriage . When he was preparing for his voyage she sent him a golden anchor with a large pearl at the peak , which ... married his niece , Raleigh succeeded in providing two small vessels . These were put under the command of Captains ...
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... marriage in Virginia , which took place in the year 1608. † He appears to have resided in the County of Kent , England , where , in January , 1594 , he was appointed to the vicarage of Reculver , which he resigned in 1602. But he ...
... marriage in Virginia , which took place in the year 1608. † He appears to have resided in the County of Kent , England , where , in January , 1594 , he was appointed to the vicarage of Reculver , which he resigned in 1602. But he ...
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... marriage in Virginia , which took place in the year 1608. † He appears to have resided in the County of Kent , England , where , in January , 1594 , he was appointed to the vicarage of Reculver , which he resigned in 1602. But he ...
... marriage in Virginia , which took place in the year 1608. † He appears to have resided in the County of Kent , England , where , in January , 1594 , he was appointed to the vicarage of Reculver , which he resigned in 1602. But he ...
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... Marriage in Virginia - Smith again visits Powhatan . ON the second day of June , 1608 , Smith , with a company of fourteen , consisting of seven gentlemen ( including Dr. Walter Russel , who had recently arrived , ) and seven soldiers ...
... Marriage in Virginia - Smith again visits Powhatan . ON the second day of June , 1608 , Smith , with a company of fourteen , consisting of seven gentlemen ( including Dr. Walter Russel , who had recently arrived , ) and seven soldiers ...
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... married at Jamestown to John Laydon , the first marriage in Virginia . Smith finding the provisions running low , made a voyage to Nansemond , and afterwards went up the James , and discovered the river and people of Appomattock , who ...
... married at Jamestown to John Laydon , the first marriage in Virginia . Smith finding the provisions running low , made a voyage to Nansemond , and afterwards went up the James , and discovered the river and people of Appomattock , who ...
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Page 572 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Page 582 - Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.
Page 486 - Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.
Page 666 - Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last...
Page 582 - ... if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us.
Page 100 - You did promise Powhatan what was yours should be his, and he the like to you; you called him father being in his land a stranger, and by the same reason so must I do you...
Page 582 - God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 582 - election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest There is no retreat but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable. And let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace.
Page 558 - The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Page 11 - ... it is the true office of history to represent the events themselves together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment.