HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.1874 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Acadia act of parliament Albany America April aristocracy army Assembly August authority Bedford Board of Trade brave Britain British Bute cabinet Canada Carolina CHAP Charles Townshend Cherokees chief Choiseul Clinton Colden colonies command continued Cornwallis council crown defence Dinwiddie dominion Duke Earl enemy England English Fort Duquesne Fort Prince George France Franklin Frederic French garrison George George Grenville glory governor grant Halifax hundred Indians inhabitants instructions Island July June king king's Lake Lake George land legislature Letter liberty Logstown Lord Loudoun Lyttleton March Massachusetts ment miles minister ministry Montcalm mountains never Newcastle North Nova Scotia officers Ohio opinion party peace Pennsylvania Piankeshaws Pitt prerogative Prince province Prussia Quebec regiments resolved revenue river royal secretary sent Sept Shirley Six Nations South Carolina Spain thousand tion town treaty troops union valley Virginia Walpole's Memoires Washington West William Wolfe wrote York
Pasajes populares
Página 157 - Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth...
Página 408 - But if he be resolved to assume the ' right of advising His Majesty, and directing the operations of the war, to what purpose are we called to this Council ? — When he talks of being responsible to the ' people he talks the language of the House of Commons, ' and forgets that at this Board he is only responsible to the King.
Página 332 - The autumn evening was bright; and the general, under the clear starlight, visited his stations, to make his final inspection and utter his last words of encouragement. As he passed from ship to ship, he spoke to those in the boat with him of the poet Gray, and the 'Elegy in a Country Churchyard.' "I," said he, "would prefer being the author of that poem to the glory of beating the French tomorrow...
Página 10 - Parts it may ravage, but preserves the whole. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but Passion is the gale; Nor God alone in the still calm we find, .He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind.
Página 331 - But, in the mean time, Wolfe applied himself intently to reconnoitring the north shore above Quebec. Nature had given him good eyes, as well as a warmth of temper to follow first...
Página 331 - In this situation, there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain, I know, require the most vigorous measures ; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there is some hope of a favourable event.
Página 337 - how long shall I survive ? " " Ten or twelve hours, perhaps less." " So much the better ; I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec.
Página 122 - But, we are ashamed to say it, you are like women, without any fortifications. It is but one step from Canada hither, and the French may easily come and turn you out of doors.
Página 461 - England will ere long repent of having removed the only check that could keep her colonies in awe. They stand no longer in need of her protection ; she will call on them to contribute toward supporting the burdens they have helped to bring on her ; and they will answer by striking off all dependence.
Página 244 - a fine, showy man, such as would make an excellent ambassador in a court where there was no business." He was ambitious, yet his personal timidity loved to lean on a nature firmer than his own. Though his learning was small, he was wining to be thought a man of erudition, who could quote Horace, and find pleasure in Virgil and Columella.