A Character of the Province of Maryland: Described in Four Distinct Parts ; Also a Small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland ... Together with a Collection of Historical Letters

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William Gowans, 1869 - 125 sidor

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Sida 13 - THE LANDING AT CAPE ANNE; or, THE CHARTER OF THE FIRST PERMANENT COLONY ON THE TERRITORY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPANY. Now discovered, and first published from the ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, with an inquiry into its authority, and a HISTORY OF THE COLONY, 1624-1628, Roger Conant, Governor. By J. WINGATE THORNTON. 8vo, cloth 2.50. Of " A rare contribution to the early history of New England.
Sida 7 - New, newly translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties special command : with most profitable Annotations upon all the hard places.
Sida 36 - Neither do I think there is any place under the Heavenly altitude, or that has footing or room upon the circular Globe of this world, that can parallel this fertile and pleasant piece of ground in its multiplicity, or rather Natures extravagancy of a superabounding plenty.
Sida 59 - The Women that go over into this Province as Servants, have the best luck here as in any place of the world besides ; for they are no sooner on shoar, but they are courted into a Copulative Matrimony...
Sida 1 - Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons ; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Sida 21 - If I have wrote or composed any thing that's wilde and confused, it is because I am so my self, and the world, as far as I can perceive, is not much out of the same trim...
Sida 122 - Pawe, the halfe sleeues comming to the elbowes were the neckes of Beares, and the armes through the mouth with pawes hanging at their noses. One had the head of a Wolfe hanging in a chaine for a...
Sida 12 - Perchance as well I did appear, As any Lord or Lady here, Not then a Slave for twice two Year. My Cloaths were fashionably new, Nor were my Shifts of Linnen Blue; But things are changed, now at the Hoe, I daily work, and Bare-foot go, In weeding Corn or feeding Swine, I spend my melancholy Time.
Sida 23 - I have ventured to come abroad in print, and if I should be laughed at for my good meaning, it would so break the credit of my understanding that I should never dare to show my face upon the Exchange of conceited wits again.
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