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... present librarian of the American Antiquarian Society , for their readiness to afford every facility in their power in accomplishing the object of the work . The statements respecting the business done in each town were copied from the ...
... present librarian of the American Antiquarian Society , for their readiness to afford every facility in their power in accomplishing the object of the work . The statements respecting the business done in each town were copied from the ...
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... present Congregational church was organized April 19 , 1827. This town was incorporated October 15 , 1778 , and named Adams , in honor of Samuel Adams , afterwards governor of the state . The natural bridge on Hudson's Brook in this ...
... present Congregational church was organized April 19 , 1827. This town was incorporated October 15 , 1778 , and named Adams , in honor of Samuel Adams , afterwards governor of the state . The natural bridge on Hudson's Brook in this ...
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... present name . It was invested with full town privi- leges , except the right of sending a representative to the general court , which right was to be held in common with the town of Sheffield : some years after , this right was granted ...
... present name . It was invested with full town privi- leges , except the right of sending a representative to the general court , which right was to be held in common with the town of Sheffield : some years after , this right was granted ...
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... present town was formed into a parish about 1740 , and called the second parish of Sheffield . In 1761 it was selected as the seat of justice for the county of Berkshire , and in the course of that year it was incorporated a town by the ...
... present town was formed into a parish about 1740 , and called the second parish of Sheffield . In 1761 it was selected as the seat of justice for the county of Berkshire , and in the course of that year it was incorporated a town by the ...
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... present town of Cheshire . The pre- sent length of the town is 6 miles , and the average breadth about 5 miles . There are beds of iron ore in the town , and several extensive quarries of valuable marble . The above shows the appearance ...
... present town of Cheshire . The pre- sent length of the town is 6 miles , and the average breadth about 5 miles . There are beds of iron ore in the town , and several extensive quarries of valuable marble . The above shows the appearance ...
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Page iii - The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute.
Page 12 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page iii - On the rich and the eloquent, on nobles and priests, they looked down with contempt; for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand.
Page 289 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Page 263 - Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Page 221 - And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Page 11 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 259 - Son of night, retire: call thy winds, and fly! Why dost thou come to my presence with thy shadowy arms ? Do I fear thy gloomy form, spirit of dismal Lodaf Weak is thy shield of clouds; feeble is that meteor thy sword!
Page 419 - Thus saith the Lord GOD, Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 192 - ... to take account from time to time of all parents and masters and of their children, concerning their calling and employment of their children, especially of their ability to read and understand the principles of religion and the capital laws of this country...