Eaton, of eccentric memory, was marshal of the day, and was unceasing in busying himself about the order of the procession to the church ; giving to each graduate, of every college, the place due to his seniority. Among the speakers was young Daniel Webster.... The Princeton Magazine - Page 31850Full view - About this book
| Samuel P. Lyman - History - 1853 - 276 pages
...day, and was unceasing in busying himself about the order of the procession to the church ; giving to each graduate, of every college, the place due to...especially those of Lavoisier, then newly made public." Among the number of young gentlemen above named, are several eminent men. Since that day they have... | |
| James Waddel Alexander - 1854 - 738 pages
...declared himself unable to turn the people out ; the Green Mountain Boys appeared to be good-natured, but perfectly impracticable. At this juncture I began...especially those of Lavoisier, then newly made public." As the introduction of this extract has carried us a little further forward than we intended, it will... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Biography & Autobiography - 1854 - 504 pages
...day, and was unceasing in busying himself about the order of the procession to the church, giving to each graduate, of every college, the place due to...especially those of Lavoisier, then newly made public." It is not so certain what was the character of the young man's dreams, notwithstanding this singular... | |
| James Waddel Alexander - Clergy - 1856 - 588 pages
...Among the speakers was young Daniel Webster. Little dreaming of his future career in law, elo quencc and statesmanship, he pronounced a discourse on the...especially those of Lavoisier, then newly made public." As the introduction of .this extract has carried us a little further forward than we intended, it will... | |
| James Waddel Alexander - 1870 - 582 pages
...Among the speakers was young Daniel Webster. Little dreaming of his future career in law, elo quence and statesmanship, he pronounced a discourse on the...especially those of Lavoisier, then newly made public." As the introduction of this extract has carried us a little further forward than we intended, it will... | |
| Oliver Payson Hubbard - 1880 - 80 pages
...Silliman, in Yale College, April 4, 1804. "At the Commencement of Dartmouth in 1801, Daniel Webster pronounced a discourse on ' The recent discoveries...in Chemistry, especially those of Lavoisier,' then recently made public." Life of Prof. A. Alexander, p. 259. Appendix D. of the classes, "A new Nomenclature*... | |
| Baptists - 1856 - 668 pages
...the acquaintance of the father of Daniel Webster, and heard the commencement speech of the latter. " Little dreaming of his future career in law, eloquence...discoveries in Chemistry, especially those of Lavoisier then nearly made public." Returning to Virginia, he married, resumed his duties as President of the College... | |
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