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... build up the army and navy to protect England in time of war . John Smith tried to keep his attention on the idea that ... building a foundation for his posterity , got from the rude earth by God's blessing and his own industry without ...
... build up the army and navy to protect England in time of war . John Smith tried to keep his attention on the idea that ... building a foundation for his posterity , got from the rude earth by God's blessing and his own industry without ...
Page 65
... building him an unnecessary building for his pleasure in the woods , had brought them all to that misery ; that had we not arrived , they had as strangely tormented him with revenge . But the good news of our discovery , and the good ...
... building him an unnecessary building for his pleasure in the woods , had brought them all to that misery ; that had we not arrived , they had as strangely tormented him with revenge . But the good news of our discovery , and the good ...
Page 126
... building houses , boats , barks or ships , with an incredible abundance of most sorts of fish , much fowl , and sundry sorts of good fruits for man's use . Betwixt Kennebec and Sowocatuck [ the coast south of Portland ] there [ are ] ...
... building houses , boats , barks or ships , with an incredible abundance of most sorts of fish , much fowl , and sundry sorts of good fruits for man's use . Betwixt Kennebec and Sowocatuck [ the coast south of Portland ] there [ are ] ...
Contents
John Smith and the Promise of New England Selec | 125 |
PART | 149 |
John Smiths Written Testimony to the Commission | 158 |
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