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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... society of Salem , interesting in social intercourse , and was 1817 ; convention sermon , 1827 .-- Flint's eloquent in preaching . His religious sen- Sermon ; Sketch in lett . fr . Cuba . timents are not particularly explained by ABEEL ...
... society of Salem , interesting in social intercourse , and was 1817 ; convention sermon , 1827 .-- Flint's eloquent in preaching . His religious sen- Sermon ; Sketch in lett . fr . Cuba . timents are not particularly explained by ABEEL ...
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... society of his civilized brethren , chiefly among the Chickasaws , with whom he first traded in 1744. His friends persuaded him to publish a work , which he had prepared with much labor , entitled , the History of the American Indians ...
... society of his civilized brethren , chiefly among the Chickasaws , with whom he first traded in 1744. His friends persuaded him to publish a work , which he had prepared with much labor , entitled , the History of the American Indians ...
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... society ; the reply of the grand master was- " No " adding , that he did not need the artificial support of the society , and that there was " nothing in the masonic institution , wor- thy of his seeking to be associated with it . " In ...
... society ; the reply of the grand master was- " No " adding , that he did not need the artificial support of the society , and that there was " nothing in the masonic institution , wor- thy of his seeking to be associated with it . " In ...
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... society , 1x . 173 ; Calamy . former friends . In his last hours he had ALLEN , Samuel , a merchant of Lon - a hope , which he would not part with , as don , proprietor of a part of New Hamp- he said , for a thousand worlds . shire ...
... society , 1x . 173 ; Calamy . former friends . In his last hours he had ALLEN , Samuel , a merchant of Lon - a hope , which he would not part with , as don , proprietor of a part of New Hamp- he said , for a thousand worlds . shire ...
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... Society for the suppression of public which he was presented by his friend and vices ; address before the Massachusetts fellow collegian , bishop Porteus . In society for the suppression of intemper- 1790 , having lost his sight , he ...
... Society for the suppression of public which he was presented by his friend and vices ; address before the Massachusetts fellow collegian , bishop Porteus . In society for the suppression of intemper- 1790 , having lost his sight , he ...
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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?