Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams, During the RevolutionHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1875 - 424 pages |
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Page vi
... never meant to reach the ear of the multitude , the secret wishes , not blazoned forth to catch applause , the fluctuations between fear and hope that most betray the springs of action , these are the guides to character , which most ...
... never meant to reach the ear of the multitude , the secret wishes , not blazoned forth to catch applause , the fluctuations between fear and hope that most betray the springs of action , these are the guides to character , which most ...
Page xi
... never was sent to any school . I was always sick . Female education , in the best fam- ilies , went no further than writing and arithmetic ; in some few and rare instances , music and dancing . " Hence it is not un- reasonable to ...
... never was sent to any school . I was always sick . Female education , in the best fam- ilies , went no further than writing and arithmetic ; in some few and rare instances , music and dancing . " Hence it is not un- reasonable to ...
Page xviii
... never trusts herself long with the terrors that sometimes intrude themselves upon her ; " that since the never - to - be - for- gotten day of his departure , the 14th of April , nothing had agi- tated her so much as the news of the ...
... never trusts herself long with the terrors that sometimes intrude themselves upon her ; " that since the never - to - be - for- gotten day of his departure , the 14th of April , nothing had agi- tated her so much as the news of the ...
Page xx
... never a man of large fortune . His profession , which had been a source of emolument , was now entirely taken away from him ; and his only dependence for the support of his family was in the careful husbanding of the means in actual ...
... never a man of large fortune . His profession , which had been a source of emolument , was now entirely taken away from him ; and his only dependence for the support of his family was in the careful husbanding of the means in actual ...
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... never been very firm , began decidedly to fail . Her residence at Philadelphia had not been favorable , as it had subjected her to the attack of an intermittent fever , from the effects of which she was never afterwards perfectly free ...
... never been very firm , began decidedly to fail . Her residence at Philadelphia had not been favorable , as it had subjected her to the attack of an intermittent fever , from the effects of which she was never afterwards perfectly free ...
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ABIGAIL ADAMS Adieu agreeable America anxiety army arrived believe Bilbao blessings Boston Braintree Britain brother Captain character Charlestown Colonel colonies Congress Continental army Court danger dear DEAREST FRIEND distress duty enemy England expect favor fear feel fleet France frigate gentlemen give Grape Island happy hear heard heart Heaven honor hope hundred inclose Island JOHN ADAMS John Quincy Adams lady letters liberty live March Massachusetts ment militia mind months morning Mount Wollaston never night obliged officers papers peace person Philadelphia pleasure politics PORTIA Pray province Quincy received sailed Samuel Adams scarcely sent sentiments September spirit Staten Island suppose taken tell tender things thought tion Tories town vessel virtue Washington week Weymouth Whigs whole wish write yesterday York
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Page 336 - With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and...
Page 174 - You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood, and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory.
Page 132 - I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
Page 174 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore.
Page xv - ... Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
Page 336 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
Page 114 - Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Page 132 - That your sex are naturally tyrannical is a truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute ; but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of master for the more tender and endearing one of friend.
Page 49 - Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not : behold, your GOD will come with vengeance, even GOD with a recompense ; He will come and save you.
Page 121 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.