A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our History |
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... less enlightened , though not less important , citizen who sup- ports by his labour the nation , and protects her constitution by his sword . While they pos- sess the inheritance transmitted by their fathers , they may 4.
... less enlightened , though not less important , citizen who sup- ports by his labour the nation , and protects her constitution by his sword . While they pos- sess the inheritance transmitted by their fathers , they may 4.
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... less than a twentieth of its present population . Besides this confederacy , there were two others which were combined against that of Powhatan . These were the Mannahoacks and Manakins ; the former of whom , consisting of eight tribes ...
... less than a twentieth of its present population . Besides this confederacy , there were two others which were combined against that of Powhatan . These were the Mannahoacks and Manakins ; the former of whom , consisting of eight tribes ...
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... less honoured for his talents than beloved for his virtues and admired for his accomplishments . He early excited the en- mity of the Spanish Court by his active enter- prizes against that nation both in Europe and America . On the ...
... less honoured for his talents than beloved for his virtues and admired for his accomplishments . He early excited the en- mity of the Spanish Court by his active enter- prizes against that nation both in Europe and America . On the ...
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... England , while the wonders of the metropolis were no less calculated to awake her own . Having at length satisfied her eyes with beholding the works of men in a civilized state of society , she retired with her husband to 51.
... England , while the wonders of the metropolis were no less calculated to awake her own . Having at length satisfied her eyes with beholding the works of men in a civilized state of society , she retired with her husband to 51.
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... less excusable than that ferocity which hur- ries the savage from his native woods against the enemy of his nation . All that was noble , all that was brave , and all that was good in the Indian character , belonged to Powhatan . His ...
... less excusable than that ferocity which hur- ries the savage from his native woods against the enemy of his nation . All that was noble , all that was brave , and all that was good in the Indian character , belonged to Powhatan . His ...
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