Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings. From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and Other Illustrations, Band 1,Teil 1Scribner, 1855 |
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... Christian drawn to Christ . " BENJAMIN TOMPSON New England's crisis . OUR FOREFATHERS ' SONG 3335 ADAM WINTHROP 25 THOMAS MAKIN Verses made to the Lady Mildmay at ye birth of ber sonne Henery . 8 % 66 69 Praises of Pennsylvania . JOHN ...
... Christian drawn to Christ . " BENJAMIN TOMPSON New England's crisis . OUR FOREFATHERS ' SONG 3335 ADAM WINTHROP 25 THOMAS MAKIN Verses made to the Lady Mildmay at ye birth of ber sonne Henery . 8 % 66 69 Praises of Pennsylvania . JOHN ...
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... Christian . • 249 251 238 · The Old Confederation , from " The Foresters . " " 258 The Choice . LINDLEY MURRAY 259 Passages from Autoblography . Song - To my Wife . JOHN JAY . 268 From the Address of the New York Convention , 1776 ...
... Christian . • 249 251 238 · The Old Confederation , from " The Foresters . " " 258 The Choice . LINDLEY MURRAY 259 Passages from Autoblography . Song - To my Wife . JOHN JAY . 268 From the Address of the New York Convention , 1776 ...
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... Christ's Universal Reign . " JOEL R. POINSETT 661 ELINU H. SMITH 599 Epistle to the Author of the Botanic Garden . • CLEMENT C. MOORE A Visit from St. Nicholas 662 STEPHEN ELLIOTT 601 F. 8. KEY 668 • CHARLES CALDWELL 602 Song . • Sketch ...
... Christ's Universal Reign . " JOEL R. POINSETT 661 ELINU H. SMITH 599 Epistle to the Author of the Botanic Garden . • CLEMENT C. MOORE A Visit from St. Nicholas 662 STEPHEN ELLIOTT 601 F. 8. KEY 668 • CHARLES CALDWELL 602 Song . • Sketch ...
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... Christ shone in her prime , When she liv'd near th ' Apostles ' time , But afterwards eclips'd of light , She lay obscure from most men's sight ; For while her watch hugg'd carnal ease , And loath'd the cross , she felt disease ...
... Christ shone in her prime , When she liv'd near th ' Apostles ' time , But afterwards eclips'd of light , She lay obscure from most men's sight ; For while her watch hugg'd carnal ease , And loath'd the cross , she felt disease ...
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... Christian Soldier ; " an Eulogy in Latin , and an Elegy in English verse on the Rev. Thomas Shepard , of Charlestown . This was printed in 1677 . verse somewhat halts : The muses and the graces too conspired To set forth this rare piece ...
... Christian Soldier ; " an Eulogy in Latin , and an Elegy in English verse on the Rev. Thomas Shepard , of Charlestown . This was printed in 1677 . verse somewhat halts : The muses and the graces too conspired To set forth this rare piece ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
America Anne Bradstreet appeared Bay Psalm Book blood born Boston called Cambridge Christ Christian Church collection colony conscience Cotton Mather death died discourse divine doth edition England English eyes faith fear Franklin give glory GOUT Governor grace hand Harvard Harvard College hath heart heaven History holy honor Increase Mather Indians John John Adams John Cotton King King Philip's war land Latin learned letter liberty live London Lord Massachusetts ment mind minister Nathaniel Ward never peace Philadelphia poem poet Portrait and Autograph preached President printed Psalms published reprinted Roger Williams salt-box Samuel says sent sermons Society soul spirit sweet thee things Thomas THOMAS HOOKER thou tion town tract truth unto verses Virginia volume William Winthrop writings written wrote Yale Yale College
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 112 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
Seite 93 - She has a strange sweetness in her mind and singular purity in her affections, is most just and conscientious in all her conduct; and you could not persuade her to do anything wrong or sinful if you would give her all the world, lest she should offend this Great Being.
Seite 111 - My present friends are the children and grandchildren of the friends of my youth, who are now, alas, no more ! And I must soon follow them; for by the course of nature, though still in health, I cannot expect to live above seven or eight minutes longer. What now avails all my toil and labor in amassing honey-dew on this leaf, which I cannot live to enjoy?
Seite 169 - In happy climes, the seat of innocence, Where nature guides and virtue rules, Where men shall not impose for truth and sense The pedantry of courts and schools: There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts.
Seite 112 - If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle.
Seite 35 - In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Seite 114 - You promise fair; but, after a few months of good health, you will return to your old habits; your fine promises will be forgotten like the forms of last year's clouds.
Seite 111 - the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before my time, that this vast world, the Moulin Joly, could not itself subsist more than eighteen hours ; and I think there was some foundation for that opinion, since, by the apparent motion of the great luminary that gives life to all nature, and which in my time has evidently declined considerably...
Seite 220 - You must remember this was the next morning after we heard the horrible rumor of the cannonade of Boston. I never saw a greater effect upon an audience. It seemed as if Heaven had ordained that psalm to be read on that morning. " After this, Mr. Duche, unexpectedly to everybody, struck out into an extemporary prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present.
Seite 49 - I wist not what to wish, yet sure, thought I, If so much excellence abide below, How excellent is He that dwells on high!