Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John AdamsC. C. Little and J. Brown, 1840 - 447 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα x
... Desires his return . Fears for the future . Necessity of economy . General Gage . Departure of Josiah Quincy , Jr. , for England 1775 . To the same . 4 May . Affairs at home . Hutchinson's letters . Mr. Quincy's death To the same . 7 ...
... Desires his return . Fears for the future . Necessity of economy . General Gage . Departure of Josiah Quincy , Jr. , for England 1775 . To the same . 4 May . Affairs at home . Hutchinson's letters . Mr. Quincy's death To the same . 7 ...
Σελίδα xi
... Desires independence to be declared . Roar of cannon from Dorchester Heights . Disappointment at the result . Movements in Congress . To the same . 7-11 April . British troops removed . Funeral of Dr. Warren . Engaged in farming . Cap ...
... Desires independence to be declared . Roar of cannon from Dorchester Heights . Disappointment at the result . Movements in Congress . To the same . 7-11 April . British troops removed . Funeral of Dr. Warren . Engaged in farming . Cap ...
Σελίδα xviii
... Desire for war in Great Britain . 1789 . To Mrs. Shaw . 27 September . At Richmond Hill , N. Y. Describes her residence . Organization of the government 1790 . Page . 395 399 To Thomas Brand - Hollis . 6 September . The same subject ...
... Desire for war in Great Britain . 1789 . To Mrs. Shaw . 27 September . At Richmond Hill , N. Y. Describes her residence . Organization of the government 1790 . Page . 395 399 To Thomas Brand - Hollis . 6 September . The same subject ...
Σελίδα liv
... desire to enjoy the bracing air of her native climate , as well as to keep together the private property of her husband , upon which she early foresaw that he would be obliged to rely for their support in their last years , prompted her ...
... desire to enjoy the bracing air of her native climate , as well as to keep together the private property of her husband , upon which she early foresaw that he would be obliged to rely for their support in their last years , prompted her ...
Σελίδα 13
... letter from our friend Mrs. Warren . ' She desires me to tell you , 66 1 Mrs. Mercy Warren , the wife of General James Warren , of Plymouth , and the sister of James Otis . - - that her best wishes attend you through your LETTERS . 13 V.
... letter from our friend Mrs. Warren . ' She desires me to tell you , 66 1 Mrs. Mercy Warren , the wife of General James Warren , of Plymouth , and the sister of James Otis . - - that her best wishes attend you through your LETTERS . 13 V.
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ABIGAIL ADAMS abroad absence Adieu affectionate agreeable American appearance arrived attend Auteuil beautiful believe blessings Boston Braintree called Captain character Charlestown Colonel Congress Countess of Effingham Court CRANCH daugh daughter DEAR SISTER DEAREST FRIEND dine distress domestic dress Duke of Marlborough England father favor fear feel France gentleman give Grosvenor Square guineas Hague hand happiness hear heart Heaven honor hope husband idea JOHN ADAMS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS kind lady land letter live London look manners ment mind minister months mother nature never night o'clock obliged peace person pleasure Plymouth polite PORTIA portunity present Quincy reason received render sailed Samuel Adams scarcely scene seen sent sentiments Smith spirit suppose taken tell thing thought tion told town vessel virtue week Weymouth whilst whole wish write
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Σελίδα 197 - A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Σελίδα 390 - His gardens next your admiration call; On every side you look, behold the wall! No pleasing intricacies intervene, No artful wildness to perplex the scene ; Grove nods at grove, each alley has a brother, And half the platform just reflects the other.
Σελίδα 57 - This day be bread and peace my lot ; All else beneath the sun Thou know'st if best bestowed or not, And let thy will be done.
Σελίδα 193 - For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Σελίδα 426 - Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Σελίδα 8 - But what is bred in the bone will never be out of the flesh, (as Lord M.
Σελίδα 210 - Great and marvellous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty ! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Σελίδα 61 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Σελίδα 91 - 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.
Σελίδα 24 - I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in the province ; it always appeared a most iniquitous scheme to me to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.