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He did not enter the bay , but steered directly from Cape Ann to the opposite
headland , to which he gave the name of Cape Cod , from the multitude of that
sort of fish , which abounded there . In the year 1614 , the celebrated traveller
and ...
He did not enter the bay , but steered directly from Cape Ann to the opposite
headland , to which he gave the name of Cape Cod , from the multitude of that
sort of fish , which abounded there . In the year 1614 , the celebrated traveller
and ...
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He asked some beer , but we gave him strong water , and biscuit , and butter ,
and cheese , and pudding , and a piece of mallard , ( roast duck , ) all which he
liked very well . Their visitor gave the party much useful information , and they
sent ...
He asked some beer , but we gave him strong water , and biscuit , and butter ,
and cheese , and pudding , and a piece of mallard , ( roast duck , ) all which he
liked very well . Their visitor gave the party much useful information , and they
sent ...
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... they gave notice of their approach , from two pieces of ordnance , and sent
their skiff ashore . In the course of the day , passing through the narrow strait
between Baker's isle and another little island , they came to an anchor , a short
distance ...
... they gave notice of their approach , from two pieces of ordnance , and sent
their skiff ashore . In the course of the day , passing through the narrow strait
between Baker's isle and another little island , they came to an anchor , a short
distance ...
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When the Governour and his family left the ship , the Captain gave them a salute
of six or seven guns , and at the landing , the military officers received them with a
guard , and welcomed them with divers volleys of shot and three artillery ...
When the Governour and his family left the ship , the Captain gave them a salute
of six or seven guns , and at the landing , the military officers received them with a
guard , and welcomed them with divers volleys of shot and three artillery ...
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gave Major General in the largest colony in New - England , called the
Massachusetts . On this he received him like a gentleman , and cold him his
commission was to make prize of any people seeking a Northwest or West
passage into the ...
gave Major General in the largest colony in New - England , called the
Massachusetts . On this he received him like a gentleman , and cold him his
commission was to make prize of any people seeking a Northwest or West
passage into the ...
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Página 16 - ... from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have...
Página 355 - And all the rule, one empire : only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest : then wilt thou not be loth To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far.
Página 269 - 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.
Página 250 - Every man of an immense, crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take up arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child INDEPENDENCE was born. In fifteen years, ie in 1776, he grew up to manhood, and declared himself free.
Página 348 - It was then generally agreed upon, that our brother Philemon Purmont shall be instructed to become schoolmaster for the teaching and nurturing of children with us.
Página 158 - Take counsel, execute judgment; Make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday ; Hide the outcasts ; bewray not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ; Be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : For the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Página 159 - On the South there is a small, but pleasant Common where the Gallants a little before Sun-set walk with their Marmalet-Madams, as we do in Morefields, &c. till the nine a clock Bell rings them home to their respective habitations, when presently the Constables walk their rounds to see good orders kept, and to take up loose people.
Página 16 - God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 16 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Página 292 - Friends ! Brethren ! Countrymen ! That worst of plagues, the detested tea, shipped for this port by the East India Company, is now arrived in this harbor; the hour of destruction or manly opposition to the machinations of tyranny stares you in the face...
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| Título | A History of Boston: The Metropolis of Massachusetts, from Its Origin to the Present Period; with Some Account of the Environs Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision |
| Autor | Caleb Hopkins Snow |
| Edición | 2 |
| Editor | A. Bowen, 1825 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 23 Ene. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0608400068, 9780608400068 |
| Largo | 400 páginas |
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