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... learned whether the long coast ever came to an end , or whether there was any way at all by which to reach the Indian Ocean . " We shall never get to India by going around Africa , " said many . II . WHAT COLUMBUS BELIEVED Just at that ...
... learned whether the long coast ever came to an end , or whether there was any way at all by which to reach the Indian Ocean . " We shall never get to India by going around Africa , " said many . II . WHAT COLUMBUS BELIEVED Just at that ...
Page 79
... learned the ways of the English , and now she appeared as a gentle and well - bred lady . She was honored as a princess , and was kindly received even in the palace of the king . One day to her great surprise she met her old ...
... learned the ways of the English , and now she appeared as a gentle and well - bred lady . She was honored as a princess , and was kindly received even in the palace of the king . One day to her great surprise she met her old ...
Page 87
... , and people had not learned to use coal . There were no carpets , but the floors were scoured white and covered every day with fresh , clean sand . Around each house there was a garden of vegetables and flowers , and. NEW NETHERLAND 87.
... , and people had not learned to use coal . There were no carpets , but the floors were scoured white and covered every day with fresh , clean sand . Around each house there was a garden of vegetables and flowers , and. NEW NETHERLAND 87.
Page 100
... learned a few words from some fishermen whom he had met far up the coast . The Pilgrims invited him into their houses and treated that he went away him SO well much pleased . Squanto.- Soon afterward Samoset came back , bringing another ...
... learned a few words from some fishermen whom he had met far up the coast . The Pilgrims invited him into their houses and treated that he went away him SO well much pleased . Squanto.- Soon afterward Samoset came back , bringing another ...
Page 117
... learned that there were about five thousand people in the colony . The settlers for the most part lived on plan- tations that were scattered along the rivers at great distances apart . Where- ever he went , he saw tobacco either growing ...
... learned that there were about five thousand people in the colony . The settlers for the most part lived on plan- tations that were scattered along the rivers at great distances apart . Where- ever he went , he saw tobacco either growing ...
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Page 325 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 328 - My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 303 - ... and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, and asked...
Page 230 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the "First had his Cromwell — -and George the Third
Page 309 - Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
Page 262 - A tall, lank, uncouth-looking personage, with long locks of hair hanging over his face and a cue down his back tied in an eel-skin; his dress singular; his manners those of a rough backwoodsman.
Page 276 - I wish that in an instant I could communicate the information: but three thousand miles are not passed over in an instant, and we must wait four long weeks before we can hear from each other.