Historical Collections: Being a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Massachusetts, with Geographical DescriptionsDorr Howland & Company, 1839 - 624 páginas |
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... building . This business found them employment , when the weather would permit , till about the 19th of February . The whole company , consisting of one hundred and one souls , were divided into nineteen families , who each built their ...
... building . This business found them employment , when the weather would permit , till about the 19th of February . The whole company , consisting of one hundred and one souls , were divided into nineteen families , who each built their ...
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... building , so necessary for their support , were preserved . On the 17th of February they met for settling military orders , and Miles Standish was chosen their captain . The settlers suffered extremely this month by sickness and death ...
... building , so necessary for their support , were preserved . On the 17th of February they met for settling military orders , and Miles Standish was chosen their captain . The settlers suffered extremely this month by sickness and death ...
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... building , were surprised by their persecutors , and only 18 of their number escaped , while 42 were apprehended and cast into prison . After being confined for two years , all were released upon bail , ex- cepting Mr. Lothrop , for ...
... building , were surprised by their persecutors , and only 18 of their number escaped , while 42 were apprehended and cast into prison . After being confined for two years , all were released upon bail , ex- cepting Mr. Lothrop , for ...
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... building lot , with land for a burying - ground , the whole containing about four and a half acres , was given to the society by Daniel Lapham . In 1819 the society numbered about 40 families . A Baptist church of 35 mem- bers was ...
... building lot , with land for a burying - ground , the whole containing about four and a half acres , was given to the society by Daniel Lapham . In 1819 the society numbered about 40 families . A Baptist church of 35 mem- bers was ...
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... building , was built in 1826 , and is something of a curiosity . " It is 270 feet in compass , with walls laid in lime , rising 21 feet above the underpinning , and from three and a half to two and a half feet in thickness . The mast ...
... building , was built in 1826 , and is something of a curiosity . " It is 270 feet in compass , with walls laid in lime , rising 21 feet above the underpinning , and from three and a half to two and a half feet in thickness . The mast ...
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Página 11 - Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Página 419 - Thus saith the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. "So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Página 12 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 289 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Página 221 - And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Página 328 - This is the desert, this the solitude: How populous, how vital is the grave ! This is creation's melancholy vault, The vale funereal, the sad cypress gloom ; The land of apparitions, empty shades ! All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance ; the reverse is Folly's creed.
Página 146 - Mid the reign of mild Peace, May your nation increase, With the glory of Rome and the wisdom of Greece ; And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves, While the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves.
Página 192 - ... to take account from time to time of all parents and masters and of their children, concerning their calling and employment of their children, especially of their ability to read and understand the principles of religion and the capital laws of this country...
Página 259 - But sleep did not rest on the king : he rose in the midst of his arms, and slowly ascended the hill, to behold the flame of Sarno's tower. The flame was dim and distant ; the moon hid her red face in the east. A blast came from the mountain, on its wings was the spirit of Loda.
Página 220 - Hige;inson, with three or four more of the gravest members of the church, laid their hands on Mr. Skelton, using prayers therewith. This being done, then there was imposition of hands on Mr. Higginson.