A History of the West Indies: Containing the Natural, Civil, and Ecclesiastical History of Each Island; with an Account of the Missions Instituted in Those Islands, from the Commencement of Their Civilization, But More Especially of the Missions which Have Been Established in that Archipelago by the Society Late in Connexion with the Rev. John Wesley, Volumen1Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, 1808 |
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... visited . Originating in causes which are hi- therto unexplored , these tornadoes are not more irregular in their natures than in their movements and effects . They baffle our most nicely - adjusted calculations , and oblige us to ...
... visited . Originating in causes which are hi- therto unexplored , these tornadoes are not more irregular in their natures than in their movements and effects . They baffle our most nicely - adjusted calculations , and oblige us to ...
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... visits in different seasons of the year . What the feelings of Columbus and other early voyagers were , it is impossible to describe , and extremely difficult for us fully to conceive . On their first views of the astonishing scenery ...
... visits in different seasons of the year . What the feelings of Columbus and other early voyagers were , it is impossible to describe , and extremely difficult for us fully to conceive . On their first views of the astonishing scenery ...
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... visited that island . " There is a river which dis- charges itself into the harbour which I have named Porto Santo , of sufficient depth to be navigable . I had the curiosity to sound it , and found it eight fathom ; yet the 78 HISTORY ...
... visited that island . " There is a river which dis- charges itself into the harbour which I have named Porto Santo , of sufficient depth to be navigable . I had the curiosity to sound it , and found it eight fathom ; yet the 78 HISTORY ...
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... visited by the Europeans , were in- habited by man , must be reckoned among those truths which supersede the necessity of all proof , and of which even incre- dulity will not permit us to doubt . It is natural , therefore , to suppose ...
... visited by the Europeans , were in- habited by man , must be reckoned among those truths which supersede the necessity of all proof , and of which even incre- dulity will not permit us to doubt . It is natural , therefore , to suppose ...
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... visited by any civilized nation . * In It may seem somewhat strange that Columbus should rest satisfied merely with the discovery of Cuba , without ascertaining whether it were an island or continent , especially as he had been ...
... visited by any civilized nation . * In It may seem somewhat strange that Columbus should rest satisfied merely with the discovery of Cuba , without ascertaining whether it were an island or continent , especially as he had been ...
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Página 64 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Página 111 - Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves...
Página 56 - In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law...
Página 111 - For the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead...
Página 153 - And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Página 153 - And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.
Página 117 - Whether you are divinities or mortal men, we know not. You have come into these countries with a force against which, were we inclined to resist it, resistance would be folly: we are all therefore at your mercy. But if you are men subject to mortality like ourselves, you cannot be unapprised that after this life there is another, wherein a very different portion is allotted to good and bad men. If therefore you expect to die and believe with us that...
Página 176 - God would gloriously display his power and love, in the fulfilment of his gracious promise that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea.
Página 201 - Whereas Wee are credibly informed, That in many of Our Plantations, Colonies and Factories beyond the Seas, belonging to Our Kingdom of England, the Provision for Ministers is very mean ; and many others of our said Plantations, Colonies and Factories, are wholly destitute and unprovided of a Mainteynance for Ministers and the Publick Worshipp of God ; and for Lack of Support...
Página 243 - IN FRANCE, BUT LEFT THAT COUNTRY FOR HIS RELIGION AND CAME TO SETTLE IN THIS ISLAND, WHERE HE WAS SWALLOWED UP IN THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN THE YEAR 1692 AND BY THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD WAS BY ANOTHER SHOCK THROWN INTO THE SEA, AND MIRACULOUSLY SAVED BY SWIMMING UNTIL A BOAT TOOK HIM UP; HE LIVED MANY YEARS AFTER IN GREAT REPUTATION, BELOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM, AND MUCH LAMENTED AT HIS DEATH...