Selections from American Authors: A Reading Book for School and Home. Franklin, Adams, Cooper, LongfellowSamuel Eliot Taintor Brothers, Merrill & Company, 1879 - 410 pages |
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... ship , which my father used to exact of me when I was under his care , and which I still continued to consider a duty , though I could not afford time to practise it . When about sixteen years of age , I happened to 26 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
... ship , which my father used to exact of me when I was under his care , and which I still continued to consider a duty , though I could not afford time to practise it . When about sixteen years of age , I happened to 26 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
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... duty to their papa , and that which at all times and in all places evermore at- tends you is the most affectionate regard of your ABIGAIL ADAMS . 2 . BRAINTREE , 19 August , 1774 . The great distance between us makes the time ap- pear ...
... duty to their papa , and that which at all times and in all places evermore at- tends you is the most affectionate regard of your ABIGAIL ADAMS . 2 . BRAINTREE , 19 August , 1774 . The great distance between us makes the time ap- pear ...
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... learn to write you a letter . I shall make poor work of it ; but , sir , mamma says you will accept my endeavors , and that my duty to you may be If you can give any guess , within a month 20 JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS .
... learn to write you a letter . I shall make poor work of it ; but , sir , mamma says you will accept my endeavors , and that my duty to you may be If you can give any guess , within a month 20 JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS .
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... duty to do , and was never worse qualified to do it . My eyes depress my spirits , and 1 Who had seized the fire - engines of Boston . 2 The name of Brutus's wife . my health is quite infirm . Yet I keep about 24 JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS .
... duty to do , and was never worse qualified to do it . My eyes depress my spirits , and 1 Who had seized the fire - engines of Boston . 2 The name of Brutus's wife . my health is quite infirm . Yet I keep about 24 JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS .
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... duty where due . J. A. 14 . WEYMOUTH , 2 15 June , 1775 . I sat down to write you on Monday , but really could not compose myself sufficiently ; the anxiety I suffered from not hearing one syllable from you for more than five weeks ...
... duty where due . J. A. 14 . WEYMOUTH , 2 15 June , 1775 . I sat down to write you on Monday , but really could not compose myself sufficiently ; the anxiety I suffered from not hearing one syllable from you for more than five weeks ...
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ABIGAIL ADAMS alarm American Anabaptists arms BELL OF ATRI Birch blessing Boston BRAINTREE brother Cæsar Captain Wharton Castine Charlestown Congress continued cried dark dear distress door dragoons Dunwoodie duty Elizabeth Haddon endeavored enemy eyes father fear feel fire Frances friends gave gazing give governor Grape Island hand Hannah the housemaid Harper Harvey head hear heard heart Heaven Henry hill hope horse hour Keimer Killingworth King knew lady Lawton leave letter light listened lived look manner Mason ment Miss Peyton morning never night officer paper passed paused pedler Philadelphia pleasure PORTIA pounds currency printed printing-house received remember Riddlesden seemed silent soon steed stood stranger street thee thou thought tion told took town trooper troops turned voice waited walked Weymouth wish words write young