The History of Pennsylvania from the Earliest Discovery to the Present Time: Including an Account of the First Settlements by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, and of the Colony of William Penn, His Treaty and Pacific Measures with the Indians; and the Gradual Advancement of the State to Its Present Aspect of Opulence, Culture and Refinement. By William Mason CornellQuaker City Publishing House, 1876 - 575 Seiten |
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... passed away . By history we become acquainted with the genius , laws , and cus- toms of men who shone as stars in their generation ; and behold , as in a mirror , the disposition , character , and talents which produced their virtue or ...
... passed away . By history we become acquainted with the genius , laws , and cus- toms of men who shone as stars in their generation ; and behold , as in a mirror , the disposition , character , and talents which produced their virtue or ...
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... passed , they pleaded not guilty to the indictment . The Court was then adjourned . In the afternoon they were brought to the bar again ; but they were afterwards set aside , being made to wait till after the trial of other pris- oners ...
... passed , they pleaded not guilty to the indictment . The Court was then adjourned . In the afternoon they were brought to the bar again ; but they were afterwards set aside , being made to wait till after the trial of other pris- oners ...
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... some conversation passed between the parties , who were still distant from each other ; after which the two prisoners were forced to their loathsome dungeon . " Being now out of all hearing , the Jury HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA . 49.
... some conversation passed between the parties , who were still distant from each other ; after which the two prisoners were forced to their loathsome dungeon . " Being now out of all hearing , the Jury HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA . 49.
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... passed between them ; after which the Court was about to adjourn , and the jury to be sent to their chamber , and the prisoners to their loathsome hole , when William Penn observed , that the agreement of twelve men was a verdict in law ...
... passed between them ; after which the Court was about to adjourn , and the jury to be sent to their chamber , and the prisoners to their loathsome hole , when William Penn observed , that the agreement of twelve men was a verdict in law ...
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... passed . " Recorder . - Gentlemen of the Jury , I am sorry you have followed your own judgments rather than the good advice which was given you . God keep my life out of your hands ! But for this the Court fines you forty marks a man ...
... passed . " Recorder . - Gentlemen of the Jury , I am sorry you have followed your own judgments rather than the good advice which was given you . God keep my life out of your hands ! But for this the Court fines you forty marks a man ...
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Seite 321 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Seite 322 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 188 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Seite 214 - ... no part of the property of any individual can with justice be taken from him or applied to public uses without his own consent or that of the representative body of the people.
Seite 215 - That the people have a right to assemble together, in a peaceable manner, to consult for their common good, to instruct their representatives, and to apply to the legislature for redress of grievances.
Seite 529 - The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR.
Seite 227 - ... to inquire, whether the constitution has been preserved inviolate in every part during the last septenary, including the year of their service, and whether the legislative and executive branches of government have performed their duty as guardians of the people, or assumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater powers than they are entitled to by the constitution...
Seite 559 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Seite 90 - If you thus behave yourselves, and so become a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well...
Seite 175 - As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to have accepted this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it: I will keep an exact account of my expenses; those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire...