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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... seen its whole extent , surrounded ( as he believed ) with water deeper than his head ; that he had not seen any native , or any thing in human shape , in all his round , nor any other creature besides the fowls of the air , which he ...
... seen upholding the thrones of political tyranny ; in no instance have they been seen the guardians of the liberties of the people . Rulers who wished to subvert the public lib- erty may have found an established clergy convenient ...
... seen with their own eyes the evil spirits , again and again , in the bodily shape of cats , headless dogs , white cows , and other less palpable forms ! And was not their experience , who lived in remote cabins , or wandered night after ...
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INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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