History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, Հատոր 1Estes and Lauriat, 1879 |
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... interests of historic truth , the authors of the articles in this work have freely expressed their own views upon controverted questions , but the editor accepts the responsibility only for what is em- braced in the introductory ...
... interests of historic truth , the authors of the articles in this work have freely expressed their own views upon controverted questions , but the editor accepts the responsibility only for what is em- braced in the introductory ...
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... interest in the colony , and to seasonably befriend it at home when the char- ter was in peril . ter was in peril . He had establishments at Mar- blehead , Medford , and Ipswich , where his agent employed his capital in fishing and ...
... interest in the colony , and to seasonably befriend it at home when the char- ter was in peril . ter was in peril . He had establishments at Mar- blehead , Medford , and Ipswich , where his agent employed his capital in fishing and ...
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... interest in Lord Say's scheme of colonizing the church , and a ruling elder until 1632 , when he Bahamas had been secured by the promise of an became a founder of the church at Charlestown , appointment as governor ; but he was ...
... interest in Lord Say's scheme of colonizing the church , and a ruling elder until 1632 , when he Bahamas had been secured by the promise of an became a founder of the church at Charlestown , appointment as governor ; but he was ...
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... interests and its history were too closely identified for a longer separation , we trust the ancient and historical name of Charlestown may survive the political union and remain the distinctive designation of the peninsula for many ...
... interests and its history were too closely identified for a longer separation , we trust the ancient and historical name of Charlestown may survive the political union and remain the distinctive designation of the peninsula for many ...
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... interest . What were the motives which prompted this seclusion ? What the fearless char- acter of the man who ventured thus alone to rear his humble thatch among the wigwams of the red Aberginians ? Was he an outcast seeking an im- Г. 1 ...
... interest . What were the motives which prompted this seclusion ? What the fearless char- acter of the man who ventured thus alone to rear his humble thatch among the wigwams of the red Aberginians ? Was he an outcast seeking an im- Г. 1 ...
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History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Containing Carefully ..., Հատոր 1 Samuel Adams Drake Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1879 |
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Էջ 176 - We wish that this column, rising towards heaven among the pointed spires of so many temples dedicated to God, may contribute also to produce in all minds a pious feeling of dependence and gratitude. We wish, finally, that the last object...
Էջ 176 - We come, as Americans, to mark a spot, which must forever be dear to us and our posterity. We wish that whosoever, in all coming time, shall turn his eye hither, may behold that the place is not undistinguished, where the first great battle of the revolution was fought. We wish that this structure may proclaim the magnitude and importance of that event, to every class and every age.
Էջ 176 - ... maternal lips and that weary and withered age may behold it and be solaced by the recollections which it suggests. We wish that labor may look up here and be proud in the midst of its toil. We wish that in those days of disaster which, as they come...
Էջ 280 - For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it ? Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish...
Էջ 37 - Massachusetts; and desirous to unite ourselves into one Congregation or Church, under the Lord Jesus Christ, our head, in such sort as becometh all those whom he hath redeemed and sanctified...
Էջ 107 - The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the Inhabitants of the Massachusetts Bay in New England (Boston, MDCCXLII).
Էջ 322 - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Էջ 36 - ... we desire you would be pleased to take notice of the principals and body of our company, as those who esteem it our honor to call the Church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mother ; and cannot part from our native country, where she specially resideth, without much sadness of heart, and many tears in our eyes, ever acknowledging that such hope and part as we have obtained in the common salvation...
Էջ 176 - We wish that this structure may proclaim the magnitude and importance of that event to every class and every age. We wish that infancy may learn the purpose of its erection from maternal lips, and that weary and withered age may behold it, and be solaced by the recollections which it suggests. We wish that labor may look up here and be proud, in the midst, of its toil.
Էջ 346 - It is surprising how much work has been done. The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River, so that very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get between the works, except in one place, which is supposed to be left purposely unfortified, to entice the enemy out of their fortresses.