Travels in New-England and New-York, Volume 4T. Dwight, 1822 - New England |
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... Inhabitants all required to be in the possession of arms - The poor sup- ported and educated - Public and private charities , LETTER VI . Various traits of character of the people of New - England , compared with simi- lar traits of the ...
... Inhabitants all required to be in the possession of arms - The poor sup- ported and educated - Public and private charities , LETTER VI . Various traits of character of the people of New - England , compared with simi- lar traits of the ...
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... inhabitants of great cities , they feel , that they must in some measure resemble them in show . This spirit dis- plays itself in dress , buildings , furniture , and modes of living ; and is often the gulf which swallows up the property ...
... inhabitants of great cities , they feel , that they must in some measure resemble them in show . This spirit dis- plays itself in dress , buildings , furniture , and modes of living ; and is often the gulf which swallows up the property ...
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... inhabitants amounted to 19,536 . The township of Kaatskill contained in the year 1790 , 1,980 inhabitants ; in the year 1800 , 2,408 ; and , in 1810 , 4,245 . I found my expected companion , Professor D , of Yale College , and Mr. D ...
... inhabitants amounted to 19,536 . The township of Kaatskill contained in the year 1790 , 1,980 inhabitants ; in the year 1800 , 2,408 ; and , in 1810 , 4,245 . I found my expected companion , Professor D , of Yale College , and Mr. D ...
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... inhabitants have availed themselves of their advantages . This settlement , when we were on the ground , was of little more than twenty years standing ; yet it was thoroughly cleared , well - cultivated , and divided by good enclosures ...
... inhabitants have availed themselves of their advantages . This settlement , when we were on the ground , was of little more than twenty years standing ; yet it was thoroughly cleared , well - cultivated , and divided by good enclosures ...
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... inhabitants of the valley from the rest of mankind . If I can conjecture the feelings of a Swiss , and the habits which he must be supposed to derive from the circumstances of his native country , I should believe , that , in this spot ...
... inhabitants of the valley from the rest of mankind . If I can conjecture the feelings of a Swiss , and the habits which he must be supposed to derive from the circumstances of his native country , I should believe , that , in this spot ...
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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.