Travels in New-England and New-York, Volume 4T. Dwight, 1822 - New England |
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... soil productive - County of Genesee - Buffaloe- View of the Lake , & c . — Beautiful collection of Clouds ,. - LETTER IV . 9 3333 49 Brief account of the great Lakes which supply the river Niagara - Lake Supe- riour - Its Islands ...
... soil productive - County of Genesee - Buffaloe- View of the Lake , & c . — Beautiful collection of Clouds ,. - LETTER IV . 9 3333 49 Brief account of the great Lakes which supply the river Niagara - Lake Supe- riour - Its Islands ...
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... or Sullivan's Lake -Return , 158 LETTER II . General remarks upon New - Hampshire - Its Population , Soil , and Agriculture Form of Government - Support of religion , 168 Page . JOURNEY TO UTICA . Description of the Kaatskill CONTENTS .
... or Sullivan's Lake -Return , 158 LETTER II . General remarks upon New - Hampshire - Its Population , Soil , and Agriculture Form of Government - Support of religion , 168 Page . JOURNEY TO UTICA . Description of the Kaatskill CONTENTS .
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... soil , produc- tions and population of the United States , LETTER II . Enterprize , Ingenuity , Intelligence , means of acquiring knowledge ; Laws , Morals , Language , and Liberty , of the People of the United States -- Extent of ...
... soil , produc- tions and population of the United States , LETTER II . Enterprize , Ingenuity , Intelligence , means of acquiring knowledge ; Laws , Morals , Language , and Liberty , of the People of the United States -- Extent of ...
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... upon the Western line of the State , and lying on the summit and Eastern declivity of Taghkannuc . The soil of this township is generally good . The settlement is comparatively recent . The inhabit- 10 JOURNEY TO NIAGARA .
... upon the Western line of the State , and lying on the summit and Eastern declivity of Taghkannuc . The soil of this township is generally good . The settlement is comparatively recent . The inhabit- 10 JOURNEY TO NIAGARA .
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... soil and verdure , so narrow , and so deep , as to be styled without impropriety , a ravine . In this retired spot stood a few humble dwel- lings , which appeared , as if every storm , both of the natural and the political world would ...
... soil and verdure , so narrow , and so deep , as to be styled without impropriety , a ravine . In this retired spot stood a few humble dwel- lings , which appeared , as if every storm , both of the natural and the political world would ...
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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.
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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.
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