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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Nor will the utility of this work be confined to Virginia alone , whose history is interwoven with that of the other states , and whose name for many years served to designate the whole of the English settlements on our coast .
Nor will the utility of this work be confined to Virginia alone , whose history is interwoven with that of the other states , and whose name for many years served to designate the whole of the English settlements on our coast .
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The attention of the wife of Granganameo to the English is worthy of remark . It shows. ed by a passage in one of Barlow's letters to sir Walter Raleigh , preserved by Hackluyt , and also by the accounts of subsequent voyages .
The attention of the wife of Granganameo to the English is worthy of remark . It shows. ed by a passage in one of Barlow's letters to sir Walter Raleigh , preserved by Hackluyt , and also by the accounts of subsequent voyages .
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to the English is worthy of remark . It shows , that hospitality is not confined to civilized nations , and that the rudeness of the savage may be mingled with the noblest traits of humanity . She ordered the boat of the English to be ...
to the English is worthy of remark . It shows , that hospitality is not confined to civilized nations , and that the rudeness of the savage may be mingled with the noblest traits of humanity . She ordered the boat of the English to be ...
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The discoveries of the English during their stay on these coasts were very limited . They penetrated but a few leagues from the place of their first landing , and gained from the natives but little information respecting their country .
The discoveries of the English during their stay on these coasts were very limited . They penetrated but a few leagues from the place of their first landing , and gained from the natives but little information respecting their country .
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showed a willingness to visit the land of the English . This discovery produced so much satisfaction to queen Elizabeth , that she named the country Virginia , in honour , as has been supposed , of her own virginity .
showed a willingness to visit the land of the English . This discovery produced so much satisfaction to queen Elizabeth , that she named the country Virginia , in honour , as has been supposed , of her own virginity .
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Page 150 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Page 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Page 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
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Page 225 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 225 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Page 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Page 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | John Wilson Campbell |
| Publisher | J. W. Campbell, 1813 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 12 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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