United States Catholic Historical Magazine, Volum 3

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United States Catholic Historical Society., 1890
[Vol. 2, no. 8] is a monograph with title: The history of ancient Vinland, by Thormod Torfason. Translated from the Latin of 1705, by Prof. Charles G. Herbermann ... with an introduction by J. G. Shea. 1888. 83 p.

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Pàgina 121 - Nor can we suppress our astonishment that a British Parliament should ever consent to establish in that country a religion that has deluged your island in blood, and dispersed impiety, bigotry, persecution, murder, and rebellion through every part of the world.
Pàgina 150 - The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips : he walked with Me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Pàgina 246 - And whereas the enforcing of the conscience in matters of religion hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous consequence...
Pàgina 114 - We are too well acquainted with the liberality of sentiment distinguishing your nation, to imagine, that difference of religion will prejudice you against a hearty amity with us. You know that the transcendant nature of freedom elevates those who unite in her cause, above all such low-minded infirmities.
Pàgina 401 - ... intermeddle unless they had a mind to draw all their force upon them : for that they expected to fight the English three years (as they supposed there would be some attempts made to stop them) in which time they should conquer. But that if they should prove equally strong, they and the English would join to cut them all off, and divide the land between them : that though they had lost their general, and some few of their soldiers, yet there were men enough to reinforce them, and make them masters...
Pàgina 195 - Colonel Duer came to me with proposals from a number of the principal characters in the city, to extend our contract, and take in another Company, but that it should be kept a profound secret. He explained the plan they had concerted, and offered me generous conditions, if I would accomplish the business for them.
Pàgina 118 - Except the professors of the religion of the Church of Rome, who ought not to hold lands in or be admitted to a participation of the civil rights enjoyed by the members of this State...
Pàgina 136 - They did good, whenever an occasion presented itself, and " blushed to find it fame " ; they exhausted their strength in journeyings and toils ; travelling on foot, at all hours of the day and night, and at all seasons of the year, to carry, often many miles' distance, consolation to the afflicted, secret assistance to the indigent, words of reconciliation to families at variance.
Pàgina 305 - Historia de las cosas mas notables, ritos y costumbres, Del gran Reyno de la China...
Pàgina 401 - Delawares, &c. together at that place ; and told them, that they intended to have been down the river this fall, but the waters were growing cold, and the winter advancing, which obliged them to go into quarters ; but that they might assuredly expect them in the spring, with a far greater number ; and desired that they might be quite passive, and not intermeddle unless they had a mind to draw all their force upon them ; for that they expected to fight the English three years (as they supposed there...

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