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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... speak separately for themselves , to offer a few words of general introduction , setting forth the intent , the necessary limitations , and presenting a few suggestions , which may give unity to the apparent variety . The design of the ...
... speak separately for themselves , to offer a few words of general introduction , setting forth the intent , the necessary limitations , and presenting a few suggestions , which may give unity to the apparent variety . The design of the ...
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... speak at length only of those long established . An account of the early colleges has afforded much interesting detail , while it has given the opportunity of commemorating many worthies of the past , whose literary labors were chiefly ...
... speak at length only of those long established . An account of the early colleges has afforded much interesting detail , while it has given the opportunity of commemorating many worthies of the past , whose literary labors were chiefly ...
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... speak for themselves . We may be allowed to insert a caveat against the pretension that we have not omitted some of the true worthies of America - though the reader will perhaps be reminded , on the other hand , of the story told by Sir ...
... speak for themselves . We may be allowed to insert a caveat against the pretension that we have not omitted some of the true worthies of America - though the reader will perhaps be reminded , on the other hand , of the story told by Sir ...
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... speak paradoxically , they be great eaters , and little meat men . When they visit our English , being invited to eat , they are very moderate , whether it be to show their manners , or for shame fac'dness , I know not , but at home ...
... speak paradoxically , they be great eaters , and little meat men . When they visit our English , being invited to eat , they are very moderate , whether it be to show their manners , or for shame fac'dness , I know not , but at home ...
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... speak for themselves . During its first two years it existed in a kind of embryo as the school of Nathaniel Eaton , who bears an ill character in history for his bad temper and short commons . In 1640 the Rev. Henry Dunster , on his ...
... speak for themselves . During its first two years it existed in a kind of embryo as the school of Nathaniel Eaton , who bears an ill character in history for his bad temper and short commons . In 1640 the Rev. Henry Dunster , on his ...
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
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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!