Museum Americanum, Or, Select Antiquities, Curiosities, Beauties, and Varieties, of Nature and Art, in AmericaG. & W.B. Whittaker, W. Baynes and Son, and T. Blanshard, 1823 - 346 pages |
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... says , " Here the sciences and the arts of civilized life , are to receive their highest improvement : here civil and religious liberty are to flourish , unchecked by the cruel hand of civil or ecclesiastical tyranny : here genius ...
... says , " Here the sciences and the arts of civilized life , are to receive their highest improvement : here civil and religious liberty are to flourish , unchecked by the cruel hand of civil or ecclesiastical tyranny : here genius ...
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... says , " the time which has elapsed since the first settlement of this country is so short , and the changes effected have succeeded each * Two numbers of the " Reporter " have just been received , from its printer and publisher J. P. ...
... says , " the time which has elapsed since the first settlement of this country is so short , and the changes effected have succeeded each * Two numbers of the " Reporter " have just been received , from its printer and publisher J. P. ...
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... Say , were ye Scythian tribes , whose wandering feet Cross'd the cold north , a warmer clime to greet ; Or Canaan's exiled children whom the wave , Bore from your conquer'd homes , to meet this grave ; Or Madog's vent'rous bands who ...
... Say , were ye Scythian tribes , whose wandering feet Cross'd the cold north , a warmer clime to greet ; Or Canaan's exiled children whom the wave , Bore from your conquer'd homes , to meet this grave ; Or Madog's vent'rous bands who ...
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... says Dr. Hildreth , " I have procured , from a mound on the Little Muskingum , about four miles from Marietta , some pieces of copper , which appear to be the front of a helmet . It was originally about eight inches long and four broad ...
... says Dr. Hildreth , " I have procured , from a mound on the Little Muskingum , about four miles from Marietta , some pieces of copper , which appear to be the front of a helmet . It was originally about eight inches long and four broad ...
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... says Dr. Hildreth , " I am indebted to the Rev. Dr. Doddridge , of Brooke county , Virginia . An extract from his communication follows , dated , " WELLSBURGH , Va . May 27 , 1819 . " DEAR SIR , " As to your inquiry concerning the ...
... says Dr. Hildreth , " I am indebted to the Rev. Dr. Doddridge , of Brooke county , Virginia . An extract from his communication follows , dated , " WELLSBURGH , Va . May 27 , 1819 . " DEAR SIR , " As to your inquiry concerning the ...
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