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Side 46
... residence of the Chief , stood on that part of QUEBEC which is now covered by the Suburbs of St. Roch , with part of those of St. John , looking towards the St. Charles . The area or ground adjoining is thus described , as it no doubt ...
... residence of the Chief , stood on that part of QUEBEC which is now covered by the Suburbs of St. Roch , with part of those of St. John , looking towards the St. Charles . The area or ground adjoining is thus described , as it no doubt ...
Side 47
... residence of Charles Smith , Esquire , is evi- dent from the river having been frequently crossed by the natives coming from Stadacona to visit their French guests . To all who witness the present state of Quebec - its buildings ...
... residence of Charles Smith , Esquire , is evi- dent from the river having been frequently crossed by the natives coming from Stadacona to visit their French guests . To all who witness the present state of Quebec - its buildings ...
Side 67
... residence of Mr. Atkinson , at Cap Rouge . On the 14th September , Roberval sent back to France two of his vessels , with two gentlemen , bearers of letters to the King ; who had instructions to return the following year with supplies ...
... residence of Mr. Atkinson , at Cap Rouge . On the 14th September , Roberval sent back to France two of his vessels , with two gentlemen , bearers of letters to the King ; who had instructions to return the following year with supplies ...
Side 87
... residence - in the course of seven years but twelve of the forty remained alive , when a vessel sent at last to their relief took them back to France , just as the survivors were giving way to utter despair . The King had the curiosity ...
... residence - in the course of seven years but twelve of the forty remained alive , when a vessel sent at last to their relief took them back to France , just as the survivors were giving way to utter despair . The King had the curiosity ...
Side 103
... residence in New France of nearly thirty years , died full of honors , and rich in public respect and esteem , in the bosom of the set- tlement of which he was the founder , about the end of December , 1635. His memoirs are written in a ...
... residence in New France of nearly thirty years , died full of honors , and rich in public respect and esteem , in the bosom of the set- tlement of which he was the founder , about the end of December , 1635. His memoirs are written in a ...
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Admiral afterwards America ancient appears army arrived attack barracks battery beautiful Bishop boats British building called Canada Cape Diamond Captain Castle of St Champlain Chapel Charles Charlevoix Church coast Colonel colony command commenced Croix discovery Donnacona enemy England English erected establishment expedition Father feet fire fortifications France French garden garrison Gaspé Gourgues Governor Gulf of St Hochelaga honor Hospital Hospitalières HOTEL DIEU hundred Huron Indians inhabitants inscription Iroquois Isle of Orleans Jacques Cartier Jesuits John Cabot Kertk King LA PELTRIE land Lawrence Lévi Lewis Lieutenant Lord Lower Town ment military MONTCALM Montreal natives officers Palace plain Pointe Lévi possession present Province Quebec ramparts received Récollet Regiment residence River St Roberval Royal sailed savages Seminary settlement ships shore side siege Spaniards Stadacona stone Street Suffolk Tadoussac tion troops Upper Town URSULINES Verazzano vessels voyage winter WOLFE wounded
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Side 375 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Side 77 - Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease success : that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, We'd jump the life to come. But in these cases We still have judgment here ; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return To plague the inventor ; this even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice To our own lips.
Side 271 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Side 362 - And before ten, the two armies, equal in numbers, each being composed of less than five thousand "men, were ranged in presence of one another for battle. The English, not easily accessible from intervening shallow ravines and...
Side 94 - Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks...
Side 310 - ... provided, and am resolved, by the help of God, in whom I trust, by force of arms to revenge all wrongs and injuries offered, and bring you under subjection to the Crown of England, and, when too late, make you wish you had accepted of the favour tendered. "Your answer positive in an hour returned by your own trumpet, with the return of mine, is required upon the peril that will ensue.
Side 120 - But I had not so much of man in me, But all my mother came into my eyes, And gave me up to tears.
Side 358 - Thereupon the general rejoined: "Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge.
Side 416 - The enemy," he soon after wrote to Pitt, "was greatly superior in number, it is true ; but when I considered that our little army was in the habit of beating that enemy, and had a very fine train of field artillery ; that shutting ourselves at once within the walls was putting all upon the single chance of holding out for a considerable time a wretched fortification, I resolved to give them battle ; and, half an hour after six in the morning, we marched with all the force I could muster, namely,...