An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary: Containing an Account of the Lives, Characters, and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in North America from Its First Settlement, and a Summary of the History of the Several Colonies and of the United StatesW. Hyde & Company, 1832 - 800 oldal |
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... court of the province , then sitting , for admission to the bar . Mr. Gridley examined him in his office and recommended him to the court , and at the same time gave him ex- cellent paternal advice . For his kindness Mr. Adams was ever ...
... court of the province , then sitting , for admission to the bar . Mr. Gridley examined him in his office and recommended him to the court , and at the same time gave him ex- cellent paternal advice . For his kindness Mr. Adams was ever ...
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... court in 1670 declared the conduct defendant was on the Indian deed to of those churches and elders , who assisted Wheelwright of 1629. This Mr. Savage in establishing the third church , to be has satisfactorily shown to be a forgery ...
... court in 1670 declared the conduct defendant was on the Indian deed to of those churches and elders , who assisted Wheelwright of 1629. This Mr. Savage in establishing the third church , to be has satisfactorily shown to be a forgery ...
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... court of admiralty fol- independent state , 1779 ; and Allen's the - lowed . He was charged with the pur- ology , or the oracles of reason , 1786. pose of supplying the Irish rebels with This last work was intended to ridicule the arms ...
... court of admiralty fol- independent state , 1779 ; and Allen's the - lowed . He was charged with the pur- ology , or the oracles of reason , 1786. pose of supplying the Irish rebels with This last work was intended to ridicule the arms ...
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... court Howe at one period attempted to bribe of common pleas in 1779 , a justice of the him to desert the cause of America by the superior court in 1784 , and chief justice promise of 15 thousand guineas and the in 1788. In 1790 he was ...
... court Howe at one period attempted to bribe of common pleas in 1779 , a justice of the him to desert the cause of America by the superior court in 1784 , and chief justice promise of 15 thousand guineas and the in 1788. In 1790 he was ...
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... court in the year 1729 . Hutchinson relates , that just before he obtained this appointment , he suddenly abandoned the party of gov . Shute and his measures , to which he had been at- tached , and went over to the other side . This ...
... court in the year 1729 . Hutchinson relates , that just before he obtained this appointment , he suddenly abandoned the party of gov . Shute and his measures , to which he had been at- tached , and went over to the other side . This ...
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398. oldal - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
100. oldal - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
543. oldal - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed, as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
13. oldal - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore.
522. oldal - I never addressed myself, in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise.
10. oldal - The die is now cast; I have passed the Rubicon ; swim or sink — live or die — survive or perish, with my country, is my unalterable determination.
362. oldal - They say there is a young lady in New Haven who is beloved of that Great Being, who made and rules the world, and that there are certain seasons in which this Great Being, in some way or other invisible, comes to her and fills her mind with exceeding sweet delight...
42. oldal - Nothing but to request you will witness to the world that I die like a brave man.
146. oldal - When I behold the heavens as in their prime And then the earth (though old) still clad in green, The stones and trees, insensible of time, Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen. If winter come and greenness then do fade, A Spring returns, and they more youthful made, But Man grows old, lies down, remains where once he's laid.
5. oldal - On the latter occasion, he proposed the following question for discussion, " whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved?