My American Tour: Being Notes Taken During a Tour Through the United States Shortly After the Close of the Late American War1868 - 208 pages |
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... took part in the proceedings . might be expected , the leading topic was As the American war and its results . One of the late Confederate officers was a lawyer , and took a leading part in the discussion . A gentleman from New Orleans ...
... took part in the proceedings . might be expected , the leading topic was As the American war and its results . One of the late Confederate officers was a lawyer , and took a leading part in the discussion . A gentleman from New Orleans ...
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... Took a stroll through some of the principal streets of the city , and was soon recognized by a person named Seddon , who formerly lived in Lan- cashire . Passed down Fulton - street , where William Cobbett , formerly M. P. for Oldham ...
... Took a stroll through some of the principal streets of the city , and was soon recognized by a person named Seddon , who formerly lived in Lan- cashire . Passed down Fulton - street , where William Cobbett , formerly M. P. for Oldham ...
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... took so deep an interest in the culti- vation of the vine that they had come all the way from Western Pennsylvania in order that by personal observation their knowledge might be increased . One of them ( Mr. Richards ) made me promise ...
... took so deep an interest in the culti- vation of the vine that they had come all the way from Western Pennsylvania in order that by personal observation their knowledge might be increased . One of them ( Mr. Richards ) made me promise ...
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... took up their resi- dence in this cave after the Restoration . They arrived at New Haven in the spring of 1661 ; and to protect their friends from the charge of having harboured regicides , they took up their abode in this gloomy cave ...
... took up their resi- dence in this cave after the Restoration . They arrived at New Haven in the spring of 1661 ; and to protect their friends from the charge of having harboured regicides , they took up their abode in this gloomy cave ...
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... took for the nonce the dress of the gentlemen , and gentlemen assumed the attire of the ladies , not even excepting the crinoline . The transformation was so complete that the family did not know who were their guests , nor did the ...
... took for the nonce the dress of the gentlemen , and gentlemen assumed the attire of the ladies , not even excepting the crinoline . The transformation was so complete that the family did not know who were their guests , nor did the ...
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Page 72 - Covenant and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 61 - Once, ah, once, within these walls, One whom memory oft recalls, The Father of his Country, dwelt. And yonder meadows broad and damp The fires of the besieging camp Encircled with a burning belt.
Page 95 - There she was, before me; built up, as it were, in a marble cell, impervious to any ray of light, or particle of sound ; with her poor white hand peeping through a chink in the wall, beckoning to some good man for help, that an Immortal soul might be awakened.
Page 73 - Go, stand on the hill where they lie. The earliest ray of the golden day On that hallowed spot is cast ; And the evening sun, as he leaves the world, Looks kindly on that spot last.
Page 15 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 71 - But the tide, which stays for no man, calling them away that were thus loath to depart, their reverend pastor falling down on his knees (and they all with him) with watery cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers to the Lord and His blessing. And then with mutual embraces and many tears they took their leaves one of another, which proved to be the last leave to many of them.
Page 14 - We've been tenting to-night on the old camp ground, Thinking of days gone by, Of the loved ones at home that gave us the hand, And the tear that said "Good-by!
Page 146 - 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.
Page 71 - The next day the wind being fair, they went on board, and their friends with them, where truly doleful was the sight of that sad and mournful parting, to hear what sighs and sobs, and prayers did sound amongst them ; what tears did gush from every eye, and pithy speeches pierced each other's heart, that sundry of the Dutch strangers, that stood on the Key as spectators, could not refrain from tears.
Page 95 - ... within her delicate frame, and but one outward sense — the sense of touch. There she was, before me; built up, as it were, in a marble cell, impervious to any ray of light, or particle of sound ; with her poor white hand peeping through a chink in the wall...