The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volumes 1-6William Maxwell Virginia Historical Society, 1850 - Virginia |
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... sent you since , upon his majestyes account ; when received ; how employed ; what quantity of them is there ... sent us thirty great guns , most of which were lost in the ship that brought them . Before , or since this , we never had one ...
... sent you since , upon his majestyes account ; when received ; how employed ; what quantity of them is there ... sent us thirty great guns , most of which were lost in the ship that brought them . Before , or since this , we never had one ...
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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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... if they would pray oftener and preach less . But of all other * He Means £ 1000 sterling money ; which was the stated salary of the governor . commodities , so of this , the worst are sent 12 THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGISTER .
... if they would pray oftener and preach less . But of all other * He Means £ 1000 sterling money ; which was the stated salary of the governor . commodities , so of this , the worst are sent 12 THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGISTER .
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William Maxwell. commodities , so of this , the worst are sent us , and we had few that we could boast of , since the persicution in Crom- well's tiranny drove divers worthy men hither . But , I thank God , there are no free schools nor ...
William Maxwell. commodities , so of this , the worst are sent us , and we had few that we could boast of , since the persicution in Crom- well's tiranny drove divers worthy men hither . But , I thank God , there are no free schools nor ...
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... sent to jail . " J. A. W. Staunton . THE ASSOCIATION IN WILLIAMSBURG , IN 1770 . [ We copy the following paper from the Virginia Gazette of June 28th , 1770 , ( an odd number that we happen to have , ) and cannot doubt that it will be ...
... sent to jail . " J. A. W. Staunton . THE ASSOCIATION IN WILLIAMSBURG , IN 1770 . [ We copy the following paper from the Virginia Gazette of June 28th , 1770 , ( an odd number that we happen to have , ) and cannot doubt that it will be ...
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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...