Colonial MassachusettsSilver, Burdett., 1899 - 187 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
American appointed army arrived attack Battle of Bunker began Benjamin Boston Boston Massacre boys brave British brother building built Bunker Hill called Cambridge Captain carried Charlestown Clark's Island colonies command Copp's Hill Court Crispus Attucks crowd Deerfield early enemy England erected ernor Faneuil Hall father fire Franklin friends Gage gave Governor Winthrop guests harbor Harvard Harvard College honor hundred Indians John Joseph Warren killed kindly king land large number learned liberty lived Longfellow March Massachusetts Massasoit meeting minister monument Old Powder House Old South Church patriots Paul Revere Philadelphia Philip Pilgrims Plymouth Pynchon reached regiments returned Richard Mather river Rouville sailed Samuel Adams sent settlers soldiers soon Springfield stand stone stories Street thought Timothy Dexter told took town tree troops vessel Warren Washington wife William William Pynchon wood young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 152 - In order to secure my credit and character as a tradesman, I took care not only to be in reality industrious and frugal, but to avoid all appearances to the contrary.
Seite 144 - ... proposed to my brother, that if he would give me, weekly, half the money he paid for my board, I would board myself. He instantly agreed to it, and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me.
Seite 136 - ... in vain we toiled, in vain we fought, we bled in vain, if you, our offspring, want valor to repel the assaults of her invaders ! Stain not the glory of your worthy ancestors ; but, like them, resolve never to part with your birthright.
Seite 125 - You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the purest source and original fountain of all power.
Seite 31 - The person, who wrote the letter, had occasion some time after to desire the governor to sell him one or two fat swine. The governor sent word to him to send for one, and accept it as a token of his good will. To this message the man returned the following answer, ' Your overcoming yourself has overcome me.
Seite 125 - His stature is noble and lofty, he is well made, and exactly proportioned ; his physiognomy mild and agreeable, but such as to render it impossible to speak particularly of any of his features, so that in quitting him, you have only the recollection of a fine face.
Seite 18 - He was a tall, straight man, the hair of his head black, long behind, only short before, none on his face at all.
Seite 147 - I was very hungry; and my whole stock of cash consisted of a Dutch dollar and about a shilling in copper.
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Seite 144 - I remained there alone, and dispatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a biscuit or a slice of bread, a handful of raisins or a tart from the pastry-cook's, and a glass of water, had the rest of the time till their return for study, in which I made the greater progress, from that greater clearness of head and quicker apprehension which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking.