Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical, Volume 1William S. Martien, 1850 |
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... a second volume will depend upon the reception the present volume may meet with from an indulgent public . ROMNEY , Hampshire Co. , Virginia , December 1849 . SKETCHES OF VIRGIΙΝΙΑ . INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . THERE have lived.
... a second volume will depend upon the reception the present volume may meet with from an indulgent public . ROMNEY , Hampshire Co. , Virginia , December 1849 . SKETCHES OF VIRGIΙΝΙΑ . INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . THERE have lived.
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... lived men , in Virginia , whose names are worthy of everlasting remembrance . There have been events that should never be forgotten . There have been principles avowed , whose influence will be felt through all time . There have been ...
... lived men , in Virginia , whose names are worthy of everlasting remembrance . There have been events that should never be forgotten . There have been principles avowed , whose influence will be felt through all time . There have been ...
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... lived unrestrained , fed by their plantations and the abundance of the sea . Their first exposure had been to the pressure of famine ; and the next to massacre from savage hands . plentiful crops gathered , in consequence of the ...
... lived unrestrained , fed by their plantations and the abundance of the sea . Their first exposure had been to the pressure of famine ; and the next to massacre from savage hands . plentiful crops gathered , in consequence of the ...
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... lived on his own freehold , and could draw from the soil abun- dant provisions ; and from the neighbouring streams and marshes , fish and fowl in variety ; and from the surrounding forests , the wild deer , and innumerable smaller game ...
... lived on his own freehold , and could draw from the soil abun- dant provisions ; and from the neighbouring streams and marshes , fish and fowl in variety ; and from the surrounding forests , the wild deer , and innumerable smaller game ...
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... lived , a brave , implacable savage . The doings of the English , in the early years of their settle- ment , were not calculated to win the confidence of the natives , or break their courage . The ease with which they would be surprised ...
... lived , a brave , implacable savage . The doings of the English , in the early years of their settle- ment , were not calculated to win the confidence of the natives , or break their courage . The ease with which they would be surprised ...
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Page 216 - Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Page 346 - ... all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion...
Page 50 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 11 - I thank God there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Page 347 - THAT NO MAN SHALL BE COMPELLED to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever...
Page 346 - That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical...
Page 284 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 381 - Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.
Page 322 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the Manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.
Page 110 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?