Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time: Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, and of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania, from the Days of the Founders ... Embellished with Engravings, Том 2The author, 1850 |
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... hands of so interesting a cha- racter as Johnson ! Johnson's Rambler , too , justly remarks , " nor can it be always safely determined , which should be rejected or re- tained ; for they may sometimes unexpectedly contribute to the ...
... hands of so interesting a cha- racter as Johnson ! Johnson's Rambler , too , justly remarks , " nor can it be always safely determined , which should be rejected or re- tained ; for they may sometimes unexpectedly contribute to the ...
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... hands , prove a most useful and interesting one . " I am fully of the same opinion , from numerous facts known to me in my researches among the aged for reminis- ⚫cences and traditions ; and with such sentiments , I would make the ...
... hands , prove a most useful and interesting one . " I am fully of the same opinion , from numerous facts known to me in my researches among the aged for reminis- ⚫cences and traditions ; and with such sentiments , I would make the ...
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... hands of John Johnson , Esq . " We whose names are to these presents subscribed , do hereby certify unto all whom it may concern , that soon after our arrival in this province of Pennsylvania , in October , 1683 , to our certain ...
... hands of John Johnson , Esq . " We whose names are to these presents subscribed , do hereby certify unto all whom it may concern , that soon after our arrival in this province of Pennsylvania , in October , 1683 , to our certain ...
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... hand , and left a curious manuscript work called " the Bee , " containing a beautiful collection of writing , and various curious selections . He once owned all Chest- nut hill on both sides of the road . He was a member of assembly in ...
... hand , and left a curious manuscript work called " the Bee , " containing a beautiful collection of writing , and various curious selections . He once owned all Chest- nut hill on both sides of the road . He was a member of assembly in ...
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... hands and feet to aid in climbing lofty trees for crows ' scalps , which bore a premium . He used to wade the Wissa- hiccon in the depth of winter ; finally contracted rheumatism and gout , which so ossified the flesh of his knuckles ...
... hands and feet to aid in climbing lofty trees for crows ' scalps , which bore a premium . He used to wade the Wissa- hiccon in the depth of winter ; finally contracted rheumatism and gout , which so ossified the flesh of his knuckles ...
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Стр. 336 - A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their valor to record, sir. " Such feats did they perform that day Against these wicked kegs, sir, That, years to come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir.
Стр. 88 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Стр. 341 - I see the dagger-crest of Mar, I see the Moray's silver star, Wave o'er the cloud of Saxon war, That up the lake comes winding far ! To hero bound for battle-strife, Or bard of martial lay, 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array ! XVI.
Стр. 500 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Стр. 581 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Стр. 155 - I have had occasion to be in council with them, upon treaties for land, and to adjust the terms of trade.
Стр. 154 - They care for little, because they want but little, and the reason is, a little contents them: in this they are sufficiently revenged on us, if they are ignorant of our pleasures, they are also free from our pains. They are not disquieted with bills of lading and exchange, nor perplexed with chancery suits and exchequer reckonings. We sweat and toil to live; their pleasure feeds them; I mean their hunting, fishing, and fowling, and this table is spread everywhere...
Стр. 581 - Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God : and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Стр. 479 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor...
Стр. 513 - Christians ; for we hear that the most part of such negers are brought hither against their will and consent, and that many of them are stolen. Now, though they are black...