Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John AdamsC. C. Little and J. Brown, 1840 - 447 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα xi
... Engaged in farming . Cap- ture of a British vessel . News To the same . 7-9 May . Neglect of preparations for de- fence . Necessity for government . More captures To the same . 17 June . At Plymouth . Goes on board • · 87 3833 93 96 96 ...
... Engaged in farming . Cap- ture of a British vessel . News To the same . 7-9 May . Neglect of preparations for de- fence . Necessity for government . More captures To the same . 17 June . At Plymouth . Goes on board • · 87 3833 93 96 96 ...
Σελίδα 26
... engaged , have all conspired to agitate my bosom with fears and apprehensions to which I have heretofore been a stranger ; and , far from thinking the scene closed , it looks as though the curtain was but just drawn , and only the first ...
... engaged , have all conspired to agitate my bosom with fears and apprehensions to which I have heretofore been a stranger ; and , far from thinking the scene closed , it looks as though the curtain was but just drawn , and only the first ...
Σελίδα 34
... engaged with the ships , which Gage sent there , and had taken them , with great loss upon both sides . Yesterday we had an account of three ships com- ing into Boston . I believe it is true , as there was a salute from the other ships ...
... engaged with the ships , which Gage sent there , and had taken them , with great loss upon both sides . Yesterday we had an account of three ships com- ing into Boston . I believe it is true , as there was a salute from the other ships ...
Σελίδα 44
... engaged did not ex- ceed eight hundred , and they with not half ammu- nition enough ; the reinforcement not able to get to them seasonably . The tide was up , and high , so that their floating batteries came upon each side of the ...
... engaged did not ex- ceed eight hundred , and they with not half ammu- nition enough ; the reinforcement not able to get to them seasonably . The tide was up , and high , so that their floating batteries came upon each side of the ...
Σελίδα 55
... the people engaged in the military , and then all power would be wrested out of the hands of the civil magistrate . He insisted upon its being put to vote , and carried his point immediately . It brought Thay- er LETTERS . 55.
... the people engaged in the military , and then all power would be wrested out of the hands of the civil magistrate . He insisted upon its being put to vote , and carried his point immediately . It brought Thay- er LETTERS . 55.
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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.