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The most minute details of the life of the colony ... Then at the close of the
eighteenth century the position of a distant colony which was seized alternately
by the British and the French , and was obliged during the very strain of war to
change its ...
The most minute details of the life of the colony ... Then at the close of the
eighteenth century the position of a distant colony which was seized alternately
by the British and the French , and was obliged during the very strain of war to
change its ...
Página 126
A great crisis occurred when the slave trade was abolished , and the prosperity of
the colony received a staggering blow . But a ray of hope came with the discovery
of gold , which as an industry has become more and more important to the ...
A great crisis occurred when the slave trade was abolished , and the prosperity of
the colony received a staggering blow . But a ray of hope came with the discovery
of gold , which as an industry has become more and more important to the ...
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... of the colony of British Guiana , and shall determine the boundary line between
the colony of British Guiana and the United States of Venezuela . ' Article IV .
continued : In deciding the matters submitted the arbitrators shall ascertain all
facts ...
... of the colony of British Guiana , and shall determine the boundary line between
the colony of British Guiana and the United States of Venezuela . ' Article IV .
continued : In deciding the matters submitted the arbitrators shall ascertain all
facts ...
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... to date back from the year of the Treaty of Washington . Venezuela contended
that it dated back from the Treaty of London in 1814 , when Great Britain acquired
the colony . " When the Argument of Venezuela appeared , which was delivered ...
... to date back from the year of the Treaty of Washington . Venezuela contended
that it dated back from the Treaty of London in 1814 , when Great Britain acquired
the colony . " When the Argument of Venezuela appeared , which was delivered ...
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It was unfortunate that the Conference at the Hague should claim the services of
M . de Martens when they had already been given to another purpose . Two
nations were kept waiting , the developement of a colony gravely hindered by a ...
It was unfortunate that the Conference at the Hague should claim the services of
M . de Martens when they had already been given to another purpose . Two
nations were kept waiting , the developement of a colony gravely hindered by a ...
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Página 178 - An' on which one he felt the wust He couldn't ha' told ye nuther. Says he, "I'd better call agin," Says she, "Think likely, Mister;" Thet last word pricked him like a pin, An' — wal, he up an
Página 178 - An* yit she gin her cheer a jerk Ez though she wished him furder, An' on her apples kep' to work, Parin
Página 509 - BROTHER, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burden of the flesh, and from care and fear released, Where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.
Página 178 - An' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser. Agin the chimbley crook-necks hung, An' in amongst 'em rusted The ole queen's-arm thet gran'ther Young Fetched back f'om Concord busted. The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin', An' she looked full ez rosy agin Ez the apples she was peelin'.
Página 287 - Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude; from this last-mentioned point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude...
Página 178 - An' peeked in thru' the winder, An' there sot Huldy all alone, 'ith no one nigh to hender. A fireplace filled the room's one side With half a cord o' wood in — There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'. The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest, bless her, An' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser.
Página 128 - Adverse holding or prescription during a period of fifty years shall make a good title. The arbitrators may deem exclusive political control of a district, as well as actual settlement thereof, sufficient to constitute adverse holding or to make title by prescription.
Página 167 - Tippin' with fire the bolt of men Thet rived the Rebel line asunder ? " 'Tain't right to hev the young go fust, All throbbin...
Página 296 - It is understood that the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, from whatever quarter they may arrive, whether from the ocean, or from the interior of the continent, shall forever enjoy the right of navigating freely, and without any hindrance whatever, all the rivers and streams which, in their course towards the Pacific Ocean, may cross the line of demarcation upon the line of coast described in Article III of the present Convention.
Página 74 - Not easily have we three come to this, We three who now are dead. Unwillingly They loved, unwillingly I slew them. Now I kiss them on the forehead quietly.