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... appearance . From the diminutive size of these people the Normans denominated them Skrælings , * and inhumanly killed them all but one ; who escaped and collected a larger number of his countrymen , to make an attack on their invaders ...
... appearance . From the diminutive size of these people the Normans denominated them Skrælings , * and inhumanly killed them all but one ; who escaped and collected a larger number of his countrymen , to make an attack on their invaders ...
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... appearance of land , at about twenty - five leagues distance . Columbus threw himself upon his knees and returned thanks ... appeared ; they saw it , nevertheless , twice afterwards , in sudden gleams , * A pension of 30 crowns had been ...
... appearance of land , at about twenty - five leagues distance . Columbus threw himself upon his knees and returned thanks ... appeared ; they saw it , nevertheless , twice afterwards , in sudden gleams , * A pension of 30 crowns had been ...
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... appearance as a certain sign of land , and , moreover , that the land was inhabited . Land Discovered . T two in the ... appeared to be lost in astonishment . Columbus gave the signal to anchor , and ordered the boats to be manned and ...
... appearance as a certain sign of land , and , moreover , that the land was inhabited . Land Discovered . T two in the ... appeared to be lost in astonishment . Columbus gave the signal to anchor , and ordered the boats to be manned and ...
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... appearance of the ships ; but kind treatment to one of their number , who accidentally fell into the hands of the Spaniards by the upsetting of his canoe , gave them confidence ; and they came in multitudes to the ships , exchanging ...
... appearance of the ships ; but kind treatment to one of their number , who accidentally fell into the hands of the Spaniards by the upsetting of his canoe , gave them confidence ; and they came in multitudes to the ships , exchanging ...
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... appeared with his train , they rose up . Columbus threw himself upon his knees ; but they commanded him to be seated in their presence ; " a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court . " He then gave an account of his voyage , and ...
... appeared with his train , they rose up . Columbus threw himself upon his knees ; but they commanded him to be seated in their presence ; " a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court . " He then gave an account of his voyage , and ...
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Page 997 - It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism.
Page 995 - ... the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest as one nation. Any other tenure by which the West can hold this essential advantage, whether derived from its own separate strength or from an apostate and unnatural connection with any foreign power, must be intrinsically precarious.
Page 995 - Hence, likewise, they will avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments, which under any form of government are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty; in this sense it is, that your Union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and that ' the love of the one ought to endear to you the preservation of the other.
Page 995 - No alliances, however strict, between the parts can be an adequate substitute; they must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced.
Page 997 - If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be, in any particular, wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation ; for, though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Page 997 - There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty.
Page 995 - This Government, the offspring of our own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your support. Respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures, are duties enjoined by the fundamental maxims of true liberty.
Page 997 - This within certain limits is probably true : and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose.
Page 997 - It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric ? Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
Page 237 - The cold was so extremely severe, that mr. Gist had all his fingers, and some of his toes frozen, and the water was shut up so hard, that we found no difficulty in getting off the island, on the ice, in the morning, and went to mr. Frazier's.