Travels in New-England and New-York, Volume 4T. Dwight, 1822 - New England |
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... furnished occasion for remarks of this nature . Meredith is in the fullest sense a new settlement . In the year 1800 , it contained only 213 inhabitants ; and in the year 1810 , 726. Peculiar efforts have been made by Mr. Law to ...
... furnished occasion for remarks of this nature . Meredith is in the fullest sense a new settlement . In the year 1800 , it contained only 213 inhabitants ; and in the year 1810 , 726. Peculiar efforts have been made by Mr. Law to ...
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... furnish us a dinner . To obtain this indispensable article , we were obliged , therefore , to cross the river . The ferry - boat was gone . The inhabitants had been some time employed in building a bridge ; but it was unfinished , and ...
... furnish us a dinner . To obtain this indispensable article , we were obliged , therefore , to cross the river . The ferry - boat was gone . The inhabitants had been some time employed in building a bridge ; but it was unfinished , and ...
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... furnish the re- quisite accommodations ; and the traveller find a supper , and a lodging , where now he can obtain ... furnishing us with such other accommodations , as his house afforded , added to it the pleasures of his company ; and ...
... furnish the re- quisite accommodations ; and the traveller find a supper , and a lodging , where now he can obtain ... furnishing us with such other accommodations , as his house afforded , added to it the pleasures of his company ; and ...
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... furnish the merchants in Pittsburgh , ( Penn . ) with 4000 barrels , contain- ing five bushels each , in the years 1805 , 1806 , and 1807. This is to be delivered by the contractors at Oswego , near the South- Eastern corner of Lake ...
... furnish the merchants in Pittsburgh , ( Penn . ) with 4000 barrels , contain- ing five bushels each , in the years 1805 , 1806 , and 1807. This is to be delivered by the contractors at Oswego , near the South- Eastern corner of Lake ...
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... furnish the greatest security against the dangers of the climate , these unhappy people use them so licentiously , as in considerable numbers to become drunkards . The sickliness of this spot is rationally believed to flow from the ...
... furnish the greatest security against the dangers of the climate , these unhappy people use them so licentiously , as in considerable numbers to become drunkards . The sickliness of this spot is rationally believed to flow from the ...
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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.