The history of America. In which is included the posthumous volume, containing the history of Virginia, to the year 1688; and of New England, to the year 1652, Band 8 |
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... small progrefs in cultivation and induftry . When they were compelled by their new masters to take up a fixed refidence , and to apply to regular labour ; when tafks were impofed upon them difproportioned to their strength , and were ...
... small progrefs in cultivation and induftry . When they were compelled by their new masters to take up a fixed refidence , and to apply to regular labour ; when tafks were impofed upon them difproportioned to their strength , and were ...
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... small - pox , a malady unknown in America , and extremely fatal to the natives , the number of people both in New Spain and Peru was so much reduced , that in a few years the accounts of their ancient popu- lation appeared almost ...
... small - pox , a malady unknown in America , and extremely fatal to the natives , the number of people both in New Spain and Peru was so much reduced , that in a few years the accounts of their ancient popu- lation appeared almost ...
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... small shares , and the alienation of it should be rendered extremely eafy " . But the rapa- ciousness of the Spanish conquerors of the New World paid no regard to this fundamental maxim of policy ; and , as they poffeffed power , which ...
... small shares , and the alienation of it should be rendered extremely eafy " . But the rapa- ciousness of the Spanish conquerors of the New World paid no regard to this fundamental maxim of policy ; and , as they poffeffed power , which ...
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... Small pro- in America may poffefs , the fuccefs of their verting the endeavours in communicating the knowledge of true religion to the Indians , has been more imperfect than might have been expected , either from the degree of their ...
... Small pro- in America may poffefs , the fuccefs of their verting the endeavours in communicating the knowledge of true religion to the Indians , has been more imperfect than might have been expected , either from the degree of their ...
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... fail to perfuade . An affociation is formed ; a small fum is advanced by each copartner ; the mine is opened ; the fearcher is entrusted VOL . IV . F VIII . BOOK entrusted with the fole direction of every HISTORY OF AMERICA . 65.
... fail to perfuade . An affociation is formed ; a small fum is advanced by each copartner ; the mine is opened ; the fearcher is entrusted VOL . IV . F VIII . BOOK entrusted with the fole direction of every HISTORY OF AMERICA . 65.
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
adminiſtration affume againſt almoſt America Atahualpa BOOK caufes cauſes charter church coaft coloniſts colony commerce commiffion commodities confequence confiderable Cortes council courſe court Cuzco diſcovered diſcovery diſtricts dominions ecclefiaftical England Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive fame favourable fecure feems fent fettle fettlements fettlers feveral fhall fhips fhould filver firft firſt fituation fmall fociety fome foon fpirit ftate ftill fubjects fuccefs fuch fuperior fupply fyftem Gonzalo Pizarro governor granted ibid iffued increaſe Indians induſtry intercourſe intereft iſlands jurifdiction king Kingdom of Granada land lefs Maffachufets Bay meaſure ment Mexican empire Mexico moft moſt muſt nation natives neceffary obferved occafioned pefos perfons Peru Pizarro poffeffed poffeffion prefent progrefs provinces publiſhed Quito refided refpect regulations reſtraint ſcheme ſeem ſeveral ſmall Spain Spaniards Spaniſh ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion trade uſe veffels veſted viceroy vigour VIII Virginia voyage whofe
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 270 - They were knit together in a strict and sacred bond, to take care of the good of each other and of the whole. It was not with them as with other men, whom small things could discourage, or small discontents cause to wish themselves again at home.
Seite 67 - Projects of mining, instead of replacing the capital employed in them, together with the ordinary profits of stock, commonly absorb both capital and profit. They are the projects, therefore, to which of all others a prudent lawgiver, who desired to increase the capital of his nation, would least choose to give any extraordinary encouragement, or to turn towards them a greater share of that capital than what would go to them of its own accord.
Seite 261 - ... yet one matter toucheth me so near, as I may not overskip, religion, the ground on which all other matters ought to take root, and being corrupted, may mar all the tree.
Seite 261 - Thus much I must say that some faults and negligences may grow and be, as in all other great charges it happeneth, and what vocation without? All which if you my lords of the clergy do not amend, I mean to depose you. Look ye therefore well to your charges. This may be amended without heedless or open exclamations.
Seite 279 - Bay, to a corporation consisting chiefly of merchants resident in London. The new adventurers were incorporated as a body politic; and their right to the territory which they had purchased from the council of Plymouth being confirmed by the king, they were empowered to dispose of the lands, and to govern the people who should settle upon them.
Seite 270 - They were well weaned from the delicate milk of their mother country, and inured to the difficulties of a strange land.