The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Volume 12Georgia Historical Society., 1928 - Georgia |
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Page 287 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 390 - Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled ; Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed.
Page 62 - A state of the province of Georgia, attested upon oath in the court of Savannah, November 10, 1740 [by W.
Page 124 - It looks, says he, as if Ireland is to send all her inhabitants hither, for last week, not less than six ships arrived, and every day two or three arrive also.
Page 392 - Not in mine innocence I trust; I bow before thee in the dust: And through my Saviour's blood alone I look for mercy at thy throne.
Page 337 - The King, having nothing more at Heart than the Preservation of his good Subjects and Colonies of North America, has come to a Resolution of acting with the greatest Vigour in those Parts the ensuing Campaign, and all Necessary Preparations are making for sending a considerable Reinforcement of Troops, together with a strong Squadron of Ships for that Purpose, and in Order to act offensively against the French in Canada.
Page 287 - Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Page 56 - Pontchartrain to the sea ; and for this purpose the most Christian King cedes in full right, and guarantees to his Britannic Majesty, the river and port of the Mobile, and everything which he possesses, or ought to possess, on the left side of the River Mississippi, except the town of New Orleans and the island on which it is situated, which shall remain to.
Page 144 - ... the river, to whose friendship I was recommended by Mr. B. Andrews. Perhaps, to a grateful mind, there is no intellectual enjoyment, which regards human concerns, of a more excellent nature, than the remembrance of real acts of friendship. The heart expands at the pleasing recollection. When I came up to his door, the friendly man, smiling, and with a grace and dignity peculiar to himself, took me by the hand, and accosted me thus: "Friend Bartram, come under my roof, and I desire you to make...
Page 79 - Catalogue of maps, prints, drawings, etc. forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the library of... King George the Third, and presented by.