The History of Virginia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present TimeLippincott, Grambo & Company, 1852 - 332 pages |
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Page 171 - The same course that is taken in England out of towns; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less.
Page 239 - We next got it launched, then went on board of it and set off; but, before we were half way over, we were jammed in the ice in such a manner that we expected every moment our raft to sink, and ourselves to perish. I put out my setting-pole to try to stop the raft...
Page 26 - ... yet at that time recovered. And giving forth signs of joy, the general, sitting abaft with a book in his hand, cried out unto us in the Hind as often as we did approach within hearing, ' Courage, brothers ! Remember we are as near to heaven by sea as by land.
Page 252 - The supplicating tears of the women and moving petitions of the men melt me into such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing sacrifice to the butchering enemy, provided that would contribute to the people's ease.
Page 237 - Many times," says Major Washington in his journal, " all hands were obliged to get out, and remain in the water half an hour or more in getting over the shoals. At one place the ice had lodged, and made it impassable by water ; and we were obliged to carry our canoe across a neck of land a quarter of a mile over.
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Page 69 - there was now no talk, no hope, no work, but dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold.
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Page 271 - Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.