History of Rhode IslandJ. S. Taylor, 1853 - 370 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
afterwards American appears appointed army arrived Assembly Baptist Church Benedict Arnold Berkley Boston Brinley British called Callender Capt character Charles charter Colonies command commenced congregation Cranston daughter death died distinguished Easton Edward enemy England erected farm father fleet friends gentleman George Gideon Wanton Governor harbor heart Henry Henry Bull highly honor Honyman Hopkins hundred interest James John Clarke John Coggeshall Joseph labor land late liberty Little Compton Long Wharf Malborn married Massachusetts merchant mind minister Narragansett native never New-York John New-York Rev New-York William Newport Nicholas Easton pastor patriot period port Portsmouth possession present principles Quakers received records religious rendered residence Revolution Rhode Island Roger Williams Samuel SAMUEL CRANSTON says settlement settlers ship Society soon spirit Stephen Decatur Thomas tion took town of Newport Trinity Church troops vessel Wanton Ward William Coddington
Pasajes populares
Página 292 - ... that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Página 279 - They will celebrate it with thanksgiving, with festivity, with bonfires and illuminations. On its annual return they will shed tears, copious, gushing tears, not of subjection and slavery, not of agony and distress, but of exultation, of gratitude, and of joy.
Página 124 - Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when fresh and young. When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first Acts already past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the day: Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Página 193 - They planted by your care ! No, your oppressions planted them in America. They fled from your tyranny to a then uncultivated and inhospitable country, where they exposed themselves to almost all the hardships to which human nature is liable; and among others, to the cruelties of a savage foe, the most subtle, and I will take...
Página 293 - That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.
Página 253 - Union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual and immoveable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our Country from the rest,...
Página 124 - There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung.
Página 292 - ... truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them...
Página 253 - But as it is easy to foresee that from different causes and from different quarters much pains will be taken, many artifices employed, to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth, as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively (though often covertly and insidiously) directed, it is of infinite moment...
Página 293 - That there are certain natural rights, of which men, when they form a social compact, cannot deprive or divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.