History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut: From the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1854 ... Including the Present Towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a Part of Oxford and Middlebury, Volumen2Bronson Brothers, 1872 |
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... beautiful valley , divided by its lovely , meandering river , seeking with the eye , even in this first moment of enraptured vision , the sequestered nooks in which they would build their happy , moral abodes , and erect their family ...
... beautiful valley , divided by its lovely , meandering river , seeking with the eye , even in this first moment of enraptured vision , the sequestered nooks in which they would build their happy , moral abodes , and erect their family ...
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... beautiful Indian names which abound in our territory . This may , in part , be accounted for by the fact , that Capt . John Minor , the leading man among the colonists , had been educated as missionary to the Indians , understood well ...
... beautiful Indian names which abound in our territory . This may , in part , be accounted for by the fact , that Capt . John Minor , the leading man among the colonists , had been educated as missionary to the Indians , understood well ...
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... beautiful sheet of water , and point of much attraction . It is one of the principal boasts of the present town of Litchfield , the County seat , which is now in somewhat pleasant repute as a " summer resort , " claiming attention ...
... beautiful sheet of water , and point of much attraction . It is one of the principal boasts of the present town of Litchfield , the County seat , which is now in somewhat pleasant repute as a " summer resort , " claiming attention ...
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... beautiful stream is fed and formed by the Nonnewaug river , coming in from the north - east , and joining it near the central village ; the " Wecup- peme " river , as it is called in one of the earliest Indian deeds , which rises in the ...
... beautiful stream is fed and formed by the Nonnewaug river , coming in from the north - east , and joining it near the central village ; the " Wecup- peme " river , as it is called in one of the earliest Indian deeds , which rises in the ...
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... beautiful ravine beyond , while the crest is covered by a beautiful grove of pine trees , in the midst of which a tower , thirty feet in height , has been erected , from which views of six surrounding towns may be obtained . It has been ...
... beautiful ravine beyond , while the crest is covered by a beautiful grove of pine trees , in the midst of which a tower , thirty feet in height , has been erected , from which views of six surrounding towns may be obtained . It has been ...
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Página 1112 - They cannot but remain face to face, and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them. Is it possible, then, to make that intercourse more advantageous or more satisfactory after separation than before? Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends?
Página 1106 - I have often inquired of myself what great principle or idea it was that kept this Confederacy so long together. It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to all the world, for all future time.
Página 1106 - No one, not in my position, can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe ' all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington.
Página 1086 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery — subordination to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition.
Página 1113 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Página 1112 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Página 1366 - These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God ; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Página 1106 - But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
Página 1112 - Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot remove our respective sections from each other nor build an impassable wall between them. A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country cannot do this.
Página 1055 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.