The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the Discovery by the Northmen in the Tenth Century to the Present Time |
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... never relin- quished by the Icelandic scholars , has recently been revived by the Royal Society of Antiquaries at Copenhagen , and sup- 12 VOYAGE OF BIARNE . ported by such weighty testimony. ( 11 ) DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY THE NORTHMEN,
... never relin- quished by the Icelandic scholars , has recently been revived by the Royal Society of Antiquaries at Copenhagen , and sup- 12 VOYAGE OF BIARNE . ported by such weighty testimony. ( 11 ) DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY THE NORTHMEN,
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... royal rank . The other ship was commanded by Biarne Grimolfson and Thorhall Gamlason . They kept the festival of Yule ( Christ- mas ) at Ericsfiord . Here Thorfinn became enamoured of Gudrida , and espoused her in the course of the ...
... royal rank . The other ship was commanded by Biarne Grimolfson and Thorhall Gamlason . They kept the festival of Yule ( Christ- mas ) at Ericsfiord . Here Thorfinn became enamoured of Gudrida , and espoused her in the course of the ...
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... royal notary . The expedition was also provided with a physician and a sur- geon , and was accompanied by various private adventurers , together with several servants , and ninety mariners , —making , in all , one hundred and twenty ...
... royal notary . The expedition was also provided with a physician and a sur- geon , and was accompanied by various private adventurers , together with several servants , and ninety mariners , —making , in all , one hundred and twenty ...
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... royal standard ; whilst Martin Alonzo Pinzon and Vicente Yanez his brother , put off in company , in their boats . As they approached the shore they were delighted with the luxuriance of the tropical vegation , with which it was adorned ...
... royal standard ; whilst Martin Alonzo Pinzon and Vicente Yanez his brother , put off in company , in their boats . As they approached the shore they were delighted with the luxuriance of the tropical vegation , with which it was adorned ...
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... royal standard , and took solemn possession on behalf of the Castilian sovereigns , giving the island the name of San Salvador . He then exacted from his followers the oath of obedience to him as admiral and viceroy , representing the ...
... royal standard , and took solemn possession on behalf of the Castilian sovereigns , giving the island the name of San Salvador . He then exacted from his followers the oath of obedience to him as admiral and viceroy , representing the ...
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Page 520 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Page 154 - ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should...
Page 148 - If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.
Page 350 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 180 - ... the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of the public reason : freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person, under the protection of the habeas corpus : and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation, which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Page 180 - ... the vital principle of republics, from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism; a well-disciplined militia — our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them...
Page 345 - Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but, taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he added " may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it...
Page 297 - ... in love with William Penn and his children as long as the sun and moon should endure.
Page 524 - The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 125 - I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my country can inspire, since there is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists, in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness — between duty and advantage — between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity...