Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons: Told Chiefly Through Her Correspondence, Volumen1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1897 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 38
Página 8
... mind , and ripen her judg- ment , while her keen sense of humor - a birthright of all the Hoppers - served to make smooth many of the rough places of life . As her father's circumstances were somewhat straitened in these days , her ...
... mind , and ripen her judg- ment , while her keen sense of humor - a birthright of all the Hoppers - served to make smooth many of the rough places of life . As her father's circumstances were somewhat straitened in these days , her ...
Página 27
... mind is easy with their presence . Thy concerned friends must find out , what we in Philadelphia know , that thou art an independent character . · · " Now , my dear Abby , as I am no mentor , I will not conclude with any advice , and if ...
... mind is easy with their presence . Thy concerned friends must find out , what we in Philadelphia know , that thou art an independent character . · · " Now , my dear Abby , as I am no mentor , I will not conclude with any advice , and if ...
Página 41
... mind and heart had made a deep impression upon her . There is a playful allusion to him in one of her letters of September , 1830 , which shows that she already regarded him with admiration and esteem ; and these sentiments were soon to ...
... mind and heart had made a deep impression upon her . There is a playful allusion to him in one of her letters of September , 1830 , which shows that she already regarded him with admiration and esteem ; and these sentiments were soon to ...
Página 45
... mind a price for it which was far below its actual value . His intention was to encourage the scheme by a donation , and he chose to do it in that way . The chairman of the committee , how- ever , attempted to induce him to sell the ...
... mind a price for it which was far below its actual value . His intention was to encourage the scheme by a donation , and he chose to do it in that way . The chairman of the committee , how- ever , attempted to induce him to sell the ...
Página 49
... mind in connection with that girl . She had offended ' Aunt Sarah ' in some way , or done some mischief that threw the old woman into a hot passion . In a second , she struck her with her fist and laid her flat as a dead log . The poor ...
... mind in connection with that girl . She had offended ' Aunt Sarah ' in some way , or done some mischief that threw the old woman into a hot passion . In a second , she struck her with her fist and laid her flat as a dead log . The poor ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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
Pasajes populares
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.