The Puritan in Holland, England, and America: An Introduction to American History, Volumen1Harper, 1892 |
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... for half a century ; its population was prob ably not half English even at the time of the Revolu tion ; and yet here one finds some of the institutions PREFACE XXV which give America its distinctive character , while χχίν PREFACE.
... for half a century ; its population was prob ably not half English even at the time of the Revolu tion ; and yet here one finds some of the institutions PREFACE XXV which give America its distinctive character , while χχίν PREFACE.
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... tion . It was at this same period that Bancroft wrote his first three volumes , which deal with our colonial history down to 1748. Composed under such condi- * See Preface , " Grahame's History of the United States , " vol . i . + See ...
... tion . It was at this same period that Bancroft wrote his first three volumes , which deal with our colonial history down to 1748. Composed under such condi- * See Preface , " Grahame's History of the United States , " vol . i . + See ...
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... tion when a writer has the material for obtaining a knowledge of the truth . Of course , if he has the knowledge and conceals it , he is outside the literary pale . So much for the Dutch Puritans , and for the mode in which the ...
... tion when a writer has the material for obtaining a knowledge of the truth . Of course , if he has the knowledge and conceals it , he is outside the literary pale . So much for the Dutch Puritans , and for the mode in which the ...
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... tion during the past quarter of a century , the proofs for the establishment of this position are overwhelmingly abundant . They will not be found in the ordinary school histories , nor collected in any English book . Still the records ...
... tion during the past quarter of a century , the proofs for the establishment of this position are overwhelmingly abundant . They will not be found in the ordinary school histories , nor collected in any English book . Still the records ...
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... tion , Jay was the first Chief Justice of the United States , Clinton was the great Northern founder of the Anti- * Like most of the Revolutionary statesmen of Virginia , Jefferson came from what Lincoln has called the " plain people ...
... tion , Jay was the first Chief Justice of the United States , Clinton was the great Northern founder of the Anti- * Like most of the Revolutionary statesmen of Virginia , Jefferson came from what Lincoln has called the " plain people ...
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Página 250 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Página 68 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Página 251 - AND WHEREAS we are required by the benevolent principles of rational liberty, not only to expel civil tyranny, but also to guard against that spiritual oppression and intolerance wherewith the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind...
Página 338 - A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a...
Página 35 - Secondly, nearly all these young ladies subscribe to circulating libraries. Thirdly, they have got up among themselves a periodical called THE LOWELL OFFERING, "A repository of original articles, written exclusively by females actively employed in the mills...
Página 426 - So absolute indeed was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved by the puritans alone ; and it was to this sect, whose principles appear so frivolous and habits so ridiculous, that the English owe the whole freedom of their constitution.
Página 32 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years, for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them and libels against the best government. God keep us from both.
Página 54 - Above all, I sincerely believe that the public institutions and charities of this capital of Massachusetts are as nearly perfect, as the most considerate wisdom, benevolence, and humanity, can make them.
Página 68 - The armies were restrained by the firm but gentle hand of four successive emperors, whose characters and authority commanded involuntary respect. The forms of the civil administration were carefully preserved by Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and the Antonines, who delighted in the image of liberty, and were pleased with considering themselves as the accountable ministers of the laws.
Página 266 - Poetry produces an illusion on the eye of the mind, as a magic lantern produces an illusion on the eye of the body. And, as the magic lantern acts best in a dark room, poetry effects its purpose most completely in a dark age.