Virginia Reader: a Treasury of Writings from the First Voyages to the PresentFrancis Coleman Rosenberger Excerpt from Virginia Reader: A Treasury of Writings, From the First Voyages to the Present Richard henry lee (1782-1794) address TO the virginia house OF burgesses On the motion to lay so heavy a duty on the importation of slaves as effectually to put an end to that iniquitous and dis graceful traffic within the colony of Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... passed for a delicacy at any great table in England , by palates more competent to make a judgment than mine , which was now more gratify'd with the quantity than the quality of what was before me . This queen was also of the same mould ...
... passed up the road and out of sight . It will be re- membered that the hills on both sides of the defile had been lined with concealed marksmen , and that the greater part of the advance had , on recrossing the river , thrown themselves ...
... passed over his bright countenance , " When the war is over , my dear L. , she may take my beard off , and my head with it , if she chooses . " This he said as the whistle summoned him to his seat in the cars , not meaning to depress us ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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