Genealogical Records of Thomas Burnham, the Emigrant: Who was Among the Early Settlers at Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, and His Descendants

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Higginson Book Company, 1884 - 292 Seiten
 

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Seite 27 - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay, So flourish these, when those are past away.
Seite 129 - A sermon preached before the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, at Hartford; on the day of their anniversary election, May I2th, 1774.
Seite 259 - As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons of men, The youth in life's green spring, and he who goes In the full strength of years, matron and maid, The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who in their turn shall follow them.
Seite 121 - Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight, and in the seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne, by the Grace of God. of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, etc.
Seite 50 - And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him : as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
Seite 85 - Next screaked the tuning violin, Signal for dancing to begin, — And goodly fathers thought no sin, When priest was by, and at a wedding, " Peggy and Molly" to be treading. Nay — priest himself, in cushion dance, At marriage feast would often prance. The pair of course led up the ball, But ISAAC liked it not at all. Shuffle and cut, he would not do, Just bent his form, the time to show, As beaux and ladies all do now : And when the first eight-reel was o'er, Stood back to wall, and danced no more...
Seite 87 - Ere the word ended, down he fell ; LEE'S giant blow had lighted well. And quick and oft those strokes descended ; And when that battle fierce was ended, Three men lay on the floor for dead, And four more, wounded, turned and fled! Dead they were not, but bruised full sore ; The bride, and bridegroom, bending o'er, With care and cordial, life restore. Others came too — the wounded raised, And ISAAC'S valor loudly praised. None thought him made of such true stuff; But hoped the rascals had enough....
Seite 115 - My heart is awed within me, when I think Of the great miracle that still goes on, In silence, round me — the perpetual work Of thy creation, finished, yet renewed Forever. Written on thy works I read The lesson of thy own eternity. Lo...
Seite 259 - There's not one atom of yon earth But once was living man ; Nor the minutest drop of rain, That hangeth in its thinnest cloud, But flowed in human veins...

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