The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries, Volume 19W. Abbatt, 1914 - History |
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... memory . Middle - aged persons will recall that in the Fall of 1863 Major Harry White , now Judge White of Penn- sylvania , was elected to the Senate of that State . Either immediately before or immediately after this election Major ...
... memory . Middle - aged persons will recall that in the Fall of 1863 Major Harry White , now Judge White of Penn- sylvania , was elected to the Senate of that State . Either immediately before or immediately after this election Major ...
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... memory of the great emancipator would be the consecration and dedication of the route that he traveled from the place of his birth in Kentucky , through Indiana , and thence to ( the Lincoln farm in Macon county , Illinois ) to be known ...
... memory of the great emancipator would be the consecration and dedication of the route that he traveled from the place of his birth in Kentucky , through Indiana , and thence to ( the Lincoln farm in Macon county , Illinois ) to be known ...
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... memory . There was a cluster of white sunlit buildings , perched upon the brow of a high bluff overlooking the turbid Missouri , like some feudal castle of the Rhine without its gloom or terrors . General Persifer F. Smith , who was to ...
... memory . There was a cluster of white sunlit buildings , perched upon the brow of a high bluff overlooking the turbid Missouri , like some feudal castle of the Rhine without its gloom or terrors . General Persifer F. Smith , who was to ...
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... memory of Mr. Josiah Bacon who died June 7 , 1750 aet . 49 . * 42 - Here lies ye body of a son to Mr. Josiah & Mrs. Abigail Bacon who died in ye birth Feby 13 , 1760 . * 41 - Here lies ye body of Sarah Bacon Dau . of Mr. Josiah and Mrs ...
... memory of Mr. Josiah Bacon who died June 7 , 1750 aet . 49 . * 42 - Here lies ye body of a son to Mr. Josiah & Mrs. Abigail Bacon who died in ye birth Feby 13 , 1760 . * 41 - Here lies ye body of Sarah Bacon Dau . of Mr. Josiah and Mrs ...
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... Memory of John Caldwell Esq who departed this life March 17 , 1807 aet 93 . 22 - In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Caldwell wife of John Caldwell Esq . She Decd Aug. 3 , 1746 in ye 29 year of her age . 49 - In memory of Mrs. Jain Caldwell ...
... Memory of John Caldwell Esq who departed this life March 17 , 1807 aet 93 . 22 - In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Caldwell wife of John Caldwell Esq . She Decd Aug. 3 , 1746 in ye 29 year of her age . 49 - In memory of Mrs. Jain Caldwell ...
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Page 7 - It is too probable that no plan we propose will be adopted. Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be sustained. If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterwards defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair ; the event is in the hand of God.
Page 210 - Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before.
Page 77 - I do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever...
Page 207 - John he cried ; But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands And eke with all his might.
Page 86 - State, ordain, determine and declare, that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever hereafter be allowed within this State to all mankind; provided that the liberty of conscience hereby granted shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
Page 208 - The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long and gay, Till loop and button failing both, At last it flew away. Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side, As hath been said or sung.
Page 50 - There is a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough hew them how we will.
Page 205 - That, though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind. The morning came, the chaise was brought, But yet was not allowed To drive up to the door, lest all Should say that she was proud.
Page 204 - My sister, and my sister's child, Myself and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we. He soon replied, I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the calender Will lend his horse to go.