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... received him and his companions with great joy , and when they learned , that colonies were to be established in their neighborhood , the happiness of these simple - minded savages was complete . They offered to con- duct him to the ...
... received him and his companions with great joy , and when they learned , that colonies were to be established in their neighborhood , the happiness of these simple - minded savages was complete . They offered to con- duct him to the ...
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... receiving lessons they chanted canticles . Mass was then said in presence of the French and the converts , the women on one side and the men on the other . After prayer the missionaries visited the sick and administered medicine . In ...
... receiving lessons they chanted canticles . Mass was then said in presence of the French and the converts , the women on one side and the men on the other . After prayer the missionaries visited the sick and administered medicine . In ...
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... received information of these open acts of hostility , the Legislature of Virginia despatched , in the year 1754 , a military force under the command of Col. Washington , afterwards the illustrious President of the United States , to ...
... received information of these open acts of hostility , the Legislature of Virginia despatched , in the year 1754 , a military force under the command of Col. Washington , afterwards the illustrious President of the United States , to ...
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... received in America of peace being restored , Pontiac soon relaxed in his efforts , the tomahawk was buried , and the war - whoop no longer resounded through the thickets of the forests . Unable to bear the sight of the red - coats ...
... received in America of peace being restored , Pontiac soon relaxed in his efforts , the tomahawk was buried , and the war - whoop no longer resounded through the thickets of the forests . Unable to bear the sight of the red - coats ...
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... received ; also to solicit him not to separate their families , and to allow them some clothes and provisions for their further support ; and also to as- sure him that they would have long ago declared themselves in favor of the ...
... received ; also to solicit him not to separate their families , and to allow them some clothes and provisions for their further support ; and also to as- sure him that they would have long ago declared themselves in favor of the ...
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Page 189 - The fourth section enacts that after the date there mentioned "no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 158 - The General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her, or its property...
Page 161 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences ; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, against his consent ; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 161 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.
Page 281 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet But hark!
Page 197 - ... any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction...
Page 151 - Governor ; but in all such cases, the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, to be entered on the journal of each House respectively.
Page 161 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Page 139 - No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Page 138 - We, the people of the State of Illinois — grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations...