The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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To few men does the Empire owe more than to the stay - at - home clergyman who , by his enthusiastic and industrious editing of the voyages of others , did so much to inflame interest and point out the way of the future .
To few men does the Empire owe more than to the stay - at - home clergyman who , by his enthusiastic and industrious editing of the voyages of others , did so much to inflame interest and point out the way of the future .
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opposition in Parliament on the ground that the exclusive grant was harmful to the interests of the colony that was ... to the sea - coasts of Newfoundland , Virginia and other coasts of America , and opened a debate of great interest .
opposition in Parliament on the ground that the exclusive grant was harmful to the interests of the colony that was ... to the sea - coasts of Newfoundland , Virginia and other coasts of America , and opened a debate of great interest .
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But the Interregnum statesmen showed little interest in the internal affairs of Virginia when once she had acknowledged their authority , and Bennett's successors until the Restoration were elected by the Assembly .
But the Interregnum statesmen showed little interest in the internal affairs of Virginia when once she had acknowledged their authority , and Bennett's successors until the Restoration were elected by the Assembly .
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