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Page 62
... ship had not , it is true , been burned upon the strand ; yet few could have any hope of return . The forest was before them , the ocean behind . Placed in such a position , the weak become strong , and men of small courage display an ...
... ship had not , it is true , been burned upon the strand ; yet few could have any hope of return . The forest was before them , the ocean behind . Placed in such a position , the weak become strong , and men of small courage display an ...
Page 92
... ship and community of character . These are the Tarra- tines , on the Penobscot ; the Openangos , * at Passamaquod- dy ; and the Marechites , on the river St. John . The mod- ern names by which they are called are taken from the ...
... ship and community of character . These are the Tarra- tines , on the Penobscot ; the Openangos , * at Passamaquod- dy ; and the Marechites , on the river St. John . The mod- ern names by which they are called are taken from the ...
Page 97
... ship warmed every heart . The trees of our woods were all green . Now , enemies work . A breach is made near us . The storm beats through , hard upon our heads . The night is dark . Will brothers turn bears , to tear us in pieces ? Come ...
... ship warmed every heart . The trees of our woods were all green . Now , enemies work . A breach is made near us . The storm beats through , hard upon our heads . The night is dark . Will brothers turn bears , to tear us in pieces ? Come ...
Page 107
... Ships or Vessells , You are to Cause the same to be seized and Secured untill you shall have given Us an Account thereof , and Received Our Pleasure Concern- ing the Disposall thereof , But in Case such Goods or any part of them are ...
... Ships or Vessells , You are to Cause the same to be seized and Secured untill you shall have given Us an Account thereof , and Received Our Pleasure Concern- ing the Disposall thereof , But in Case such Goods or any part of them are ...
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... Ships of Warr in any of Our said Planta- tions shall have Occasion for Seamen to Serve on Board Our Ships under their Command , they do make their Ap- plication to the Governors and Commanders in Chief of Our Plantations respectively ...
... Ships of Warr in any of Our said Planta- tions shall have Occasion for Seamen to Serve on Board Our Ships under their Command , they do make their Ap- plication to the Governors and Commanders in Chief of Our Plantations respectively ...
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