Jamaica : Its Past and Present StateJ.Snow, 1843 - 487 pages |
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... frequent practice among them , as one of their own historians informs us ( human nature shudders at the tale ) , to murder hundreds of these poor creatures , merely to keep 16 GOVERNMENT OF D'ESQUIMEL . " San Domingo , then.
... frequent practice among them , as one of their own historians informs us ( human nature shudders at the tale ) , to murder hundreds of these poor creatures , merely to keep 16 GOVERNMENT OF D'ESQUIMEL . " San Domingo , then.
Page 16
... frequently depended on this horrid exercise . It is impossible for words to express the indignation and disgust excited by such merciless cruelty . If any of these unhappy Indians , goaded by their sufferings , and driven to despair ...
... frequently depended on this horrid exercise . It is impossible for words to express the indignation and disgust excited by such merciless cruelty . If any of these unhappy Indians , goaded by their sufferings , and driven to despair ...
Page 53
... frequently reduced in their con- flicts with the white inhabitants . The most lovely of the indigenous tribes are the granidilla , or double passion - flower ; the night - blowing ceres ; the African rose ; and some of the species of ...
... frequently reduced in their con- flicts with the white inhabitants . The most lovely of the indigenous tribes are the granidilla , or double passion - flower ; the night - blowing ceres ; the African rose ; and some of the species of ...
Page 70
... frequent occurrence . Proposals were made by the legislature at its last sit- ting to remedy this great public inconvenience ; and it is hoped that the arrangements for the purpose will be economical , effective , and permanent . The ...
... frequent occurrence . Proposals were made by the legislature at its last sit- ting to remedy this great public inconvenience ; and it is hoped that the arrangements for the purpose will be economical , effective , and permanent . The ...
Page 76
... by its duration than its intensity . The reported un- healthiness of the climate has arisen , in a great mea- sure , from the frequent and excessive mortality of the PRECAUTIONS . 77 troops for obvious causes a very unfair.
... by its duration than its intensity . The reported un- healthiness of the climate has arisen , in a great mea- sure , from the frequent and excessive mortality of the PRECAUTIONS . 77 troops for obvious causes a very unfair.
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Page 448 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Page 360 - Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Page 70 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; ' The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Page 434 - Whence from such lands each pleasing science flies That first excites desire, and then supplies ; Unknown to them, when sensual pleasures cloy, ( To fill the languid pause with finer joy ; Unknown those powers that raise the soul to flame, . Catch every nerve, and vibrate through the frame.
Page 432 - Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Page 450 - So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
Page 454 - Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Page 262 - What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise : for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; as it is written, " There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 399 - When one, that holds communion with the skies, Has filled his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles with us meaner things, 'Tis even as if an angel shook his wings; Immortal fragrance fills the circuit wide, That tells us whence his treasures are supplied.
Page 288 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!