The Puritan in Holland, England, and America: An Introduction to American History, Τόμος 1Harper, 1892 - 4 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα xxiv
... half a century ; its population was prob- ably not half English even at the time of the Revolu tion ; and yet here one finds some of the institutions PREFACE XXV which give America its distinctive character , while xxiv PREFACE.
... half a century ; its population was prob- ably not half English even at the time of the Revolu tion ; and yet here one finds some of the institutions PREFACE XXV which give America its distinctive character , while xxiv PREFACE.
Σελίδα xxxix
... tion . It was at this same period that Bancroft wrote his first three volumes , which deal with our colonial history down to 1748. Composed under such condi- * See Preface , " Grahame's History of the United States , " vol . i . + See ...
... tion . It was at this same period that Bancroft wrote his first three volumes , which deal with our colonial history down to 1748. Composed under such condi- * See Preface , " Grahame's History of the United States , " vol . i . + See ...
Σελίδα xlvi
... tion when a writer has the material for obtaining a knowledge of the truth . Of course , if he has the knowledge and conceals it , he is outside the literary pale . So much for the Dutch Puritans , and for the mode in which the ...
... tion when a writer has the material for obtaining a knowledge of the truth . Of course , if he has the knowledge and conceals it , he is outside the literary pale . So much for the Dutch Puritans , and for the mode in which the ...
Σελίδα xlix
... tion during the past quarter of a century , the proofs for the establishment of this position are overwhelmingly abundant . They will not be found in the ordinary school histories , nor collected in any English book . Still the records ...
... tion during the past quarter of a century , the proofs for the establishment of this position are overwhelmingly abundant . They will not be found in the ordinary school histories , nor collected in any English book . Still the records ...
Σελίδα 5
... tion . In a speech delivered in London on April 28th , 1887 , Mr. Glad- stone said : " The institutions and progress of the United States have always been subjects of great interest to me , ever since , many years ago , I studied the ...
... tion . In a speech delivered in London on April 28th , 1887 , Mr. Glad- stone said : " The institutions and progress of the United States have always been subjects of great interest to me , ever since , many years ago , I studied the ...
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Alva America Anabaptists Antwerp army became began bishops Bruges called Catholic century chapter character Charles Charles the Bold Church civil classes commerce Continent court Davies's Holland death developed doctrines Dutch Republic early Elizabeth Encyclopædia Britannica England English Puritans Englishmen established Europe fact Flanders Flemish foreign France French Froude gave German guilds Hallam Hist historians House Huguenots hundred influence institutions Italy king land learning Leyden liberty lish literature lived looked Lord Low Countries manufactures ment modern moral Motley Motley's nation nature Netherlands never nobles Parliament peace persons Philip pope Prince of Orange Protestant Protestantism provinces Puritans queen question race Reformation reign religion religious Roman Rome says scholars schools seemed seventeen provinces soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish stadtholder Strype's thought thousand throne tion towns wealth William of Orange writers Zeeland
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Σελίδα 250 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Σελίδα 68 - If a man were called to fix upon the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most calamitous and afflicted, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Theodosius the Great, to the establishment of the Lombards in Italy.
Σελίδα 251 - AND WHEREAS we are required by the benevolent principles of rational liberty, not only to expel civil tyranny, but also to guard against that spiritual oppression and intolerance wherewith the bigotry and ambition of weak and wicked priests and princes have scourged mankind...
Σελίδα 338 - A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again, they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a...
Σελίδα 32 - I thank God there are no free schools nor printing! and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them and libels against the best government — God keep us from them both!
Σελίδα 54 - Above all, I sincerely believe that the public institutions and charities of this capital of Massachusetts are as nearly perfect, as the most considerate wisdom, benevolence, and humanity, can make them.
Σελίδα 46 - These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their governments and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and for its preservation.
Σελίδα xxxi - The English are great lovers of themselves, and of everything belonging to them. They think that there are no other men than themselves, and no other world but England; and, whenever they see a handsome foreigner, they say that he looks like an Englishman...
Σελίδα 30 - or from the necessity of their common interest, nearly on a general level in respect to property. Their situation demanded a parcelling out and division of the lands, and it may be fairly said, that this necessary act fixed the future frame and form of their government. The character of their political institutions was determined by the fundamental laws respecting property.
Σελίδα 426 - So absolute (says he) was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved, by the Puritans alone ; and it was to this sect that the English owe the whole freedom of their constitution.