Travels in New-England and New-York, Volume 4T. Dwight, 1822 - New England |
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... already described . Its surface appeared to my eye , as if it had been anciently , and frequently , burnt over by the Indians ; and not unfrequently by those who succeeded them . The settlements , which we saw , were few , re- cent ...
... already described . Its surface appeared to my eye , as if it had been anciently , and frequently , burnt over by the Indians ; and not unfrequently by those who succeeded them . The settlements , which we saw , were few , re- cent ...
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... already described . The Northern ridge receded gradual- ly toward the North - West : the Southern continued its former Western direction , and increased its height , and rudeness , until it terminated on Schoharie creek ; eight miles ...
... already described . The Northern ridge receded gradual- ly toward the North - West : the Southern continued its former Western direction , and increased its height , and rudeness , until it terminated on Schoharie creek ; eight miles ...
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... already enormous . Too many of them are mere dram - shops ; of no other use , than to deceive , dis- appoint , and vex , travellers , and to spread little circles of drunken- ness throughout the State . The government probably derives ...
... already enormous . Too many of them are mere dram - shops ; of no other use , than to deceive , dis- appoint , and vex , travellers , and to spread little circles of drunken- ness throughout the State . The government probably derives ...
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... already gone through the hands of several successive proprietors . What is true of these lands is extensively true of the whole of what is called the Western Country of this State . The persons , by whom these lands are purchased , have ...
... already gone through the hands of several successive proprietors . What is true of these lands is extensively true of the whole of what is called the Western Country of this State . The persons , by whom these lands are purchased , have ...
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... already handsomely cultivated . The soil is excellent ; and the fields were covered with a glowing verdure . At the South end of the lake the prospect is limited by distant mountains ; in this region uncommon , and therefore peculiarly ...
... already handsomely cultivated . The soil is excellent ; and the fields were covered with a glowing verdure . At the South end of the lake the prospect is limited by distant mountains ; in this region uncommon , and therefore peculiarly ...
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Page 439 - And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus. And finding certain disciples, he said unto them ; Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed ? And they said unto him; We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Page 313 - Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. The applause of listening senates to command. The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land. And read their history in a nation's eyes.
Page 499 - ... it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them; especially the university at Cambridge, public schools and grammar schools in the towns...
Page 396 - It being the duty of all men to worship the Supreme Being, the Great Creator and Preserver of the Universe, and their right to render that worship, in the mode most consistent with the dictates of their consciences ; no person shall by law be compelled to join or support, nor be classed with, or associated to, any congregation, church or religious association.
Page 388 - Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Page 503 - It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the Supreme Being, the great Creator and Preserver of the Universe.
Page 424 - In the administration of church power it belongs to the Pastors and other Elders of every particular church, if such there be, to rule and govern ; and to the brotherhood to consent, according to the rule of the Gospel.
Page 443 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Page 504 - And all moneys paid by the subject to the support of public worship, and of the public teachers aforesaid, shall, if he require it, be uniformly applied to the support of the public teacher or teachers of his own religious sect or denomination, provided there be any on whose instructions he attends; otherwise it may be paid towards the support of the teacher or teachers of the parish or precinct in which the said moneys are raised.
Page 509 - Westward the course of empire takes Its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time's noblest offspring is the last" In 1728 he married Anne, the eldest daughter of Mr.