The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volumes 1-6William Maxwell Virginia Historical Society, 1850 - Virginia |
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... majesty , in the time of the Dutch warr , sent us thirty great guns , most of which were lost in the ship that brought them . Before , or since this , we never had one great or small gun sent us , since my coming hither ; nor , I ...
... majesty , in the time of the Dutch warr , sent us thirty great guns , most of which were lost in the ship that brought them . Before , or since this , we never had one great or small gun sent us , since my coming hither ; nor , I ...
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William Maxwell. sent by his sacred majesty , are still in the country , with a few more we lately bought . 10. What monies have been paid or appointed to be paid by his majesty , or levied within your government for and towards the ...
William Maxwell. sent by his sacred majesty , are still in the country , with a few more we lately bought . 10. What monies have been paid or appointed to be paid by his majesty , or levied within your government for and towards the ...
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... majesty's service or the good of his subjects , we should not repine , whatever our suffer- ings are for it ; but on my soul , it is the contrary for both . And this is the cause why no small or great vessells are built here ; for we ...
... majesty's service or the good of his subjects , we should not repine , whatever our suffer- ings are for it ; but on my soul , it is the contrary for both . And this is the cause why no small or great vessells are built here ; for we ...
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... majesty will one day consi- der me . 22. What revenues doe or may arise to his majesty within your government , and of what nature is it ; by whom is the same collected , and how answered and accounted to his majesty ? Answer . There is ...
... majesty will one day consi- der me . 22. What revenues doe or may arise to his majesty within your government , and of what nature is it ; by whom is the same collected , and how answered and accounted to his majesty ? Answer . There is ...
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... in £ 100 not to print any thing thereafter , un- " til his majesty's pleasure should be known . " ( Bland Ms. pa . 498. ) AUGUSTA COUNTY . SCRAPS FROM THE RECORDS . Whatever serves 2 THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGISTER . 13.
... in £ 100 not to print any thing thereafter , un- " til his majesty's pleasure should be known . " ( Bland Ms. pa . 498. ) AUGUSTA COUNTY . SCRAPS FROM THE RECORDS . Whatever serves 2 THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGISTER . 13.
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Page 140 - I behold like a Spanish great galleon, and an English man-of-war ; Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare with the English man-ofwar, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Page 58 - I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for not without dust and heat.
Page 228 - This shall be written for the generation to come; and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
Page 83 - Or painful to his slumbers: easy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his troubled senses; sing his pain Like hollow murmuring wind, or silver rain: Into this prince, gently, oh gently slide, And kiss him into slumbers, like a bride.
Page 57 - tis not to adorn and gild each part, That shows more cost than art. Jewels at nose and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be seen, If there be nothing else between. Men doubt, because they stand so thick i' th' sky, If those be stars which paint the galaxy.
Page 13 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these, hundred years ; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both l William Waller Hening, Statutes at Large (New York, 1823), II, 511-517.
Page 31 - Resolved unanimously, That a committee be appointed to prepare a declaration of rights, and such a plan of government as will be most likely to maintain peace and order in this colony, and secure substantial and equal liberty to the people.
Page 37 - The historic muse, Proud of the treasure, marches with it down To latest times ; and Sculpture, in her turn, Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass To guard them, and to immortalize her trust.
Page 57 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Page 20 - ... which are, or shall hereafter be, taxed by act of parliament, for the purpose of raising a revenue in America...