Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons: Told Chiefly Through Her Correspondence, Volumen1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1897 |
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... girl IN was born into the world , who was destined to play an important part in the events of a long and active life , and to leave the impress of an un- usual character upon all who came within her in- fluence . The history of a life ...
... girl IN was born into the world , who was destined to play an important part in the events of a long and active life , and to leave the impress of an un- usual character upon all who came within her in- fluence . The history of a life ...
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... girls were all ready to leave , Grandmother Tatum ( a step - grandmother ) sometimes gave Abby a twenty - five cent piece and her sister Elizabeth a five - penny bit , saying : 66 ' Abby , thee may come again . As for thee , Elizabeth ...
... girls were all ready to leave , Grandmother Tatum ( a step - grandmother ) sometimes gave Abby a twenty - five cent piece and her sister Elizabeth a five - penny bit , saying : 66 ' Abby , thee may come again . As for thee , Elizabeth ...
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... girl's kindness and sympathy . This was carefully treas- ured through her childhood , becoming , in after years , a sacred plaything to her own children , and disappearing , in company with far more precious possessions , in the ...
... girl's kindness and sympathy . This was carefully treas- ured through her childhood , becoming , in after years , a sacred plaything to her own children , and disappearing , in company with far more precious possessions , in the ...
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... when the fashion of short waists prevailed , the little girl cut away enough of the upper part of her dress to re- duce it to the fashionable width , spoiling it so com- pletely as to make it necessary to cover its de- 1824 ] 5 Parentage.
... when the fashion of short waists prevailed , the little girl cut away enough of the upper part of her dress to re- duce it to the fashionable width , spoiling it so com- pletely as to make it necessary to cover its de- 1824 ] 5 Parentage.
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... girls of the two families were in the habit of meet- ing at each other's houses to read papers written by them during the week . These productions were sometimes literary or critical , sometimes discus- sions of the events of the day ...
... girls of the two families were in the habit of meet- ing at each other's houses to read papers written by them during the week . These productions were sometimes literary or critical , sometimes discus- sions of the events of the day ...
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Abby's Anti-Slavery asked Aunt Battle of Brandywine beautiful believe blessing brother called Charles Marriott child comfort daugh daughter dear Abbie dear Willie delighted dress duty EDWARD HOPPER Elias Hicks father feel gave Gibbons girl give glad happy hear heart hope Hospital hour husband Isaac James James Gibbons Julia kind knew leave letter live look Lucretia Lucretia Mott Lucy Lydia Maria Child Mary Meeting mind Miss morning mother never New-York night nurses passed Philadelphia pleasant Point Lookout poor fellow Quaker Rachel Randall's Island Richard Price Sally Sedgwick seems sent sick sister slave Society soon suffering Surgeon talk things thou thought tion to-day told took Uncle week WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON Willie's Winchester wish woman women wounded write yesterday York young
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Página 295 - We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more, From Mississippi's winding stream and from New England's shore; We leave our ploughs and workshops, our wives and children dear, With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear; We dare not look behind us, but steadfastly before: We are coming*, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more...
Página 295 - If you look across the hill-tops that meet the northern sky, Long moving lines of rising dust your vision may descry ; And now the wind, an instant, tears the cloudy veil aside, And floats aloft our spangled flag in glory and in pride, And bayonets in the sunlight gleam, and bands brave music pour : We are coming, Father Abraham...
Página 296 - And bayonets in the sunlight gleam, and bands brave music pour; We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more! If you look all up our valleys where the growing harvests shine, You may see our sturdy farmer boys fast forming into line; And children from their...
Página 122 - And let us not be weary in well doing : for 'in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Página 296 - And learning how to reap and sow against their country's needs; And a farewell group stands weeping at every cottage door; We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more. You have called us, and we're coming, by Richmond's bloody tide, To lay us down, for Freedom's sake, our brothers
Página 39 - There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn't know what to do.
Página 263 - Ruffians to impose on them. This I believe to be the most important work to be done in Kansas at the present time. Many of the Free-State leaders being engaged in speculations are willing to accept peace on any terms. Brown and his friends will hold to the original principle of making Kansas free, without regard to private interests. If you agree with me, I should like to have your money appropriated for the use of Captain John Brown. If not that, the other proposition, to aid parties of settlers...
Página 43 - Governor Penn finally charged the Jury, who brought in a verdict sufficiently ambiguous and ineffective for such a dubious offence, saying they find her " guilty of having the common fame of a witch, but not guilty in the manner and form as she stands indicted.
Página 220 - ... the great central Fire and Light of all the world, the loadstone of the universe, and thus recruit, grow young again, and so are blessed and strong. There may be a daily, conscious communion with God, marked by reverence, gratitude, aspiration, trust, and love ; it will not be the highest prayer. "T is the most difficult of tasks to keep Heights that the soul is competent to gain.