 Their views of rights and liberties were not those of to-day, because they were men of the seventeenth, not of the nineteenth century. But they possessed a full share of the sturdy spirit of independence which led the people of the Netherlands on more...  History of South Africa, 1486-1691 - Page 368by George McCall Theal - 1888 - 430 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George McCall Theal - 1882 - 468 pages
...settlement in which life could be passed as comfortably and happily as anywhere in the world. A few years more were to show that its government was capable...liberty, a spirit of patient industry, a deep-seated feehng of trust in the Almighty God, and with virtues such as these we can safely leave them to do... | |
 | 1881
...settlement in which life could be passed as comfortably and happily as anywhere in the world. A few years more were to show that its government was capable...unconquerable love of liberty, a spirit of patient industry, a deep seated feeling ot trust in the Almighty God, and with virtues such as these we can safely leave... | |
 | George McCall Theal - 1897 - 504 pages
...they believed to be their rights and liberties. Their views of rights and liberties were not indeed those of to-day, because they were men of the seventeenth,...deep-seated feeling of trust in the Almighty God: virtues which fitted them to do the work marked out for them by Providence in the land that to their... | |
 | William Charles Scully - 1915 - 350 pages
...rights than did the beasts of the field. Nevertheless, we can agree with Dr. Theal when he says : " Assuredly the men who built up the European power...a deep-seated feeling of trust in the Almighty God ; virtues which fitted them to do the work marked out for them by Providence in the land that to their... | |
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