The American Colonies, 1583-1763Houghton, Mifflin, 1912 - 302 strani |
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adventure already America Anglican attacked Barbados became Britain British brought buccaneers Canada captured Carolina charter Church coast colonies colonists Commonwealth conquest continued Cromwell Crown Dutch Dutch empire East eighteenth century Elizabethan emigrants empire England English English colonies Europe European expedition faith forced Fort Duquesne France freedom French French empire governor Holland hope Horace Walpole Huguenots imperial India Company inhabitants islands Jamaica Justin Winsor king labour land later Latin liberty live Massachusetts merchants nation natives negroes neighbouring overseas Parliament peace Penn Pitt plantations planters Plymouth political Portuguese possessions proprietors prosperous protestant provinces puritan Quakers Quebec race Ralegh redskins religion religious Restoration rich royal sailed sea-kings seas seemed settlement settlers ships slavery slaves Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit struggle Stuarts success thought tion town trade Virginia Virginia Company voyage wars wealth West Indies whole
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Stran 36 - Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do that hath fought for his country, queen, religion, and honour. Whereby my soul most joyfully departeth out of this body, and shall always leave behind it an everlasting fame of a valiant and true soldier that hath done his duty as he was bound to do.
Stran 75 - ... fountains of tears for your everlasting welfare when we shall be in our poor cottages in the wilderness, overshadowed with the spirit of supplication, through the manifold necessities and tribulations which may not altogether unexpectedly, nor, we hope, unprofitably, befall us.
Stran 297 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Stran 160 - He that is willing to tolerate any religion, or discrepant way of religion, besides his own, unless it be in matters merely indifferent, either doubts of his own or is not sincere in it.
Stran 223 - It is therefore ordered, That every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Stran 47 - This England never did, (nor never shall,) Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror, But when it first did help to wound itself. Now these her princes are come home again, Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them : Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.
Stran 50 - The loyal to their crown Are loyal to their own far sons, who love Our ocean-empire with her boundless homes For ever-broadening England, and her throne In our vast Orient, and one isle, one isle, That knows not her own greatness : if she knows And dreads it we are fall'n. But thou, my Queen, Not for itself, but thro...
Stran 222 - That the selectmen of every town in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue...
Stran 57 - It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of people and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation ; for they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief, and spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify over to their country to the discredit of the plantation.
Stran 100 - Twas Presbyterian true blue; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true church militant; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine orthodox, By apostolic blows and knocks...