Sketch of Connecticut, Forty Years SinceOliver D. Cooke & Sons., 1824 - 278 páginas |
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... faith , the ancient characteristics of their race , were not extinguished . But over the greater mass hung the cloud of intem- perance , indolence , and mental degradation . Conscious- ness of their own state , and of the contempt of ...
... faith , the ancient characteristics of their race , were not extinguished . But over the greater mass hung the cloud of intem- perance , indolence , and mental degradation . Conscious- ness of their own state , and of the contempt of ...
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... faith . Probably the inde- pendent mind of the Pagan preferred the mythology in which he had been nurtured , to the tenets of invaders , who , however zealously they might point his race to an- other world , evinced little disposition ...
... faith . Probably the inde- pendent mind of the Pagan preferred the mythology in which he had been nurtured , to the tenets of invaders , who , however zealously they might point his race to an- other world , evinced little disposition ...
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... faith , from the Rev. E. Wheelock , afterwards President of Dartmouth College . The sympathies of this excellent man were aroused by the ignorance of a race , at once rapidly vanishing , and miserably despised . Regardless of the ...
... faith , from the Rev. E. Wheelock , afterwards President of Dartmouth College . The sympathies of this excellent man were aroused by the ignorance of a race , at once rapidly vanishing , and miserably despised . Regardless of the ...
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... faith from practice , which he beheld in many who professed to obey it . His adorations of the Great Spirit were stated and reverential . On the death of the Son of God for man , and on the nature of the gospel breathing peace , and ...
... faith from practice , which he beheld in many who professed to obey it . His adorations of the Great Spirit were stated and reverential . On the death of the Son of God for man , and on the nature of the gospel breathing peace , and ...
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... faith . His employment became dearer than ever , and he was continually drawing from it spiritual em- blems , to animate gratitude , or to deepen humility . When subjecting to cultivation an unbroken piece of ground , the brambles which ...
... faith . His employment became dearer than ever , and he was continually drawing from it spiritual em- blems , to animate gratitude , or to deepen humility . When subjecting to cultivation an unbroken piece of ground , the brambles which ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abode Amariah amid battle beams beautiful beneath benevolence blessed blood bosom bowed breath brother brow Champé Christian Church of England clergyman comfort command Connecticut countenance dark daugh death deep dragoon Earl Cornwallis earth exclaimed faith father fear forehead gave gratitude grave habits hand hath head heard heart Heaven holy holy order honour horse Indian indolence Jehoiakim John Cooper king knew labour Lady larn Lenni-Lenape lifted Ma'am Madam Madam L Martha Maurice mind Mohegan morning mother mourn native neighbouring ness never night Occom Oneco Oriana parents Pequots piety Pompey possessed prayer Primus religion replied returned Sassacus scarcely seemed seen sick smile soldiers solemn sorrow soul spirit suffered sword tears tender thee Thou art thought tion toil tones tribe Uncas Uncon unto uttered voice waters wound young Zachary
Pasajes populares
Página 255 - ... THEY sin who tell us Love can die ; With life all other passions fly — All others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions of the earth, They perish where they have their birth.
Página 15 - November chill blaws loud wi' angry sugh ; The short'ning winter-day is near a close ; The miry beasts retreating frae the pleugh ; The black'ning trains o' craws to their repose : The toil-worn Cotter frae his labour goes, This night his weekly moil is at an end, Collects his spades, his mattocks, and his hoes, Hoping the morn in ease and rest to spend, And weary, o'er the moor, his course does hameward bend. At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree ; Th' expectant...
Página 24 - Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between.
Página 177 - For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Página 234 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
Página 153 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Página 274 - But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life.
Página 105 - Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in, " Here he lies," And " Dust to dust
Página 236 - YE that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways, draw near with faith, and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.
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Breaking Boundaries: New Perspectives on Women's Regional Writing Sherrie A. Inness,Diana Royer Vista de fragmentos - 1997 |