The Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion, Volumes 1-6William Maxwell Virginia Historical Society, 1850 - Virginia |
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... side by side . All the bones had mouldered down to dust . But judging from the length of the grave as marked by the colored dust , they had been of unusually large size . They had been buried but little , if any , below the surface of ...
... side by side . All the bones had mouldered down to dust . But judging from the length of the grave as marked by the colored dust , they had been of unusually large size . They had been buried but little , if any , below the surface of ...
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... side the river , both countrys raised their quota's of a thousand men , upon whose coming be- fore the ffort , th ' Indians sent out 4 of their great men , who ask'd the reason of that hostile appearance , what they said more or offered ...
... side the river , both countrys raised their quota's of a thousand men , upon whose coming be- fore the ffort , th ' Indians sent out 4 of their great men , who ask'd the reason of that hostile appearance , what they said more or offered ...
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... side a branch of James river , they desired reliefe offering paym't which these Indians kindly promis- ed to help them with on the morrow , but put them off with promises untill the third day , so as having then eaten their last ...
... side a branch of James river , they desired reliefe offering paym't which these Indians kindly promis- ed to help them with on the morrow , but put them off with promises untill the third day , so as having then eaten their last ...
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... side of that branch kill'd one of Mr. Bacon's men , which made them believe , those in the ffort had sent for other Indians to come behind ' em and cut ' em off . Hereupon they fired the palisado's , storm'd and burnt the ffort and ...
... side of that branch kill'd one of Mr. Bacon's men , which made them believe , those in the ffort had sent for other Indians to come behind ' em and cut ' em off . Hereupon they fired the palisado's , storm'd and burnt the ffort and ...
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... end of the table , where after a few intreaties she sat down ; th ' interpreter and her son standing by her on either side as they had walked up , our chairman asked her what men she 7 THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGISTER . 73.
... end of the table , where after a few intreaties she sat down ; th ' interpreter and her son standing by her on either side as they had walked up , our chairman asked her what men she 7 THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGISTER . 73.
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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...