Sketches of Martha's Vineyard and Other Reminiscences of Travel at Home, EtcJ. Munroe, 1838 - 207 pages |
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... father to son , viz : - that three sisters who came over from England - Eizabeth , Martha , and Ann had the choice of them , and Elizabeth prefer- red that cluster which is known by her name Mar- tha , the Vineyard - and Ann took it ...
... father to son , viz : - that three sisters who came over from England - Eizabeth , Martha , and Ann had the choice of them , and Elizabeth prefer- red that cluster which is known by her name Mar- tha , the Vineyard - and Ann took it ...
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... father died at 83 , and of his ten children none died under 70 , four died above 80 , and two at 90 . The Fiano did not find its way to the Island until recently . Now you are enlivened by the pleasant tones of several , as you pass up ...
... father died at 83 , and of his ten children none died under 70 , four died above 80 , and two at 90 . The Fiano did not find its way to the Island until recently . Now you are enlivened by the pleasant tones of several , as you pass up ...
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... father , and after him by his son ; and it has been carried on in the same family to the present day . In less than thirty years almost every Indian on the Island had become a professed Christian . At first they were only catechumens ...
... father , and after him by his son ; and it has been carried on in the same family to the present day . In less than thirty years almost every Indian on the Island had become a professed Christian . At first they were only catechumens ...
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... father : by the dignity of his manners , he excited their rever- ence ; and by his condescension and benevolence he secured their affection . In consequence of this discreet and virtuous conduct , no difference took place between the ...
... father : by the dignity of his manners , he excited their rever- ence ; and by his condescension and benevolence he secured their affection . In consequence of this discreet and virtuous conduct , no difference took place between the ...
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... fathers until he had reached the patriarchal peri- od of more than four score years . He devoted him- self to the good of his country as well as the cause of his Master - serving as Chaplain in Prescott's THE CHURCH - YARD AND PASTOR'S ...
... fathers until he had reached the patriarchal peri- od of more than four score years . He devoted him- self to the good of his country as well as the cause of his Master - serving as Chaplain in Prescott's THE CHURCH - YARD AND PASTOR'S ...
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Page 118 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean— roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy...
Page 182 - HOW blest the righteous when he dies ! When sinks a weary soul to rest, How mildly beam the closing eyes, How gently heaves the expiring breast! 2 So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
Page 129 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Page 188 - Leaders of the people by their counsels, and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, wise and eloquent in their instructions...
Page 163 - How divine, The liberty, for frail, for mortal, man To roam at large among unpeopled glens And mountainous retirements, only trod By devious footsteps ; regions consecrate To oldest time ! and, reckless of the storm That keeps the raven quiet in her nest, Be as a presence or a motion — one Among the many there...
Page 134 - For he is in his grave who taught my youth The art of verse, and in the bud of life Offered me to the muses. Oh, cut off Untimely! when thy reason in its strength, Ripened by years of toil and studious search, And watch of Nature's silent lessons, taught Thy hand to practise best the lenient art To which thou gavest thy laborious days, And, last, thy life.
Page 91 - I send pestilence among my people ; if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways ; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Page 90 - In the woods, is perpetual youth. Within these plantations of God, a decorum and sanctity reign, a perennial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years. In the woods, we return to reason and faith.
Page 193 - Why, how these feathers fly !"— proceeded. He had fulfilled his promise of not addressing the society on the subject, but had taught them a lesson not to be misunderstood. On the next Sabbath the window and cushion were found in excellent repair.
Page 91 - Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.