Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons: Told Chiefly Through Her Correspondence, Volumen1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1897 |
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... telling them stories , or calling attention to the beautiful things around them . Young people found a peculiar charm in Friend Hopper , and the weekly tramps were long remembered by those who had the privi- lege of sharing them ...
... telling them stories , or calling attention to the beautiful things around them . Young people found a peculiar charm in Friend Hopper , and the weekly tramps were long remembered by those who had the privi- lege of sharing them ...
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... tell thee these things , " Abby replied : " Well , Mother , thee can write it down " ; mother and daughter joining in laughter over the freedom of speech . On another occasion , being one of a party to visit the glass works , they were ...
... tell thee these things , " Abby replied : " Well , Mother , thee can write it down " ; mother and daughter joining in laughter over the freedom of speech . On another occasion , being one of a party to visit the glass works , they were ...
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... tell this story , and always with glee . Companionship with her father helped to deepen the originality of her mind , and ripen her judg- ment , while her keen sense of humor - a birthright of all the Hoppers - served to make smooth ...
... tell this story , and always with glee . Companionship with her father helped to deepen the originality of her mind , and ripen her judg- ment , while her keen sense of humor - a birthright of all the Hoppers - served to make smooth ...
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... tell thee I am well and hope thee is the same . Brother Edward has been very sick and Mother thinks that he is better . I think thee might make me a bag or something before thee comes home . Rachel wrote to Ellen last first day brother ...
... tell thee I am well and hope thee is the same . Brother Edward has been very sick and Mother thinks that he is better . I think thee might make me a bag or something before thee comes home . Rachel wrote to Ellen last first day brother ...
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... tell them - and he knew a great many . " One Saturday , he said , ' If your mother con- sents , we will go over the river to - day , and make a visit to the woods . ' So she fixed us off , with our schoolmates , and all together , we ...
... tell them - and he knew a great many . " One Saturday , he said , ' If your mother con- sents , we will go over the river to - day , and make a visit to the woods . ' So she fixed us off , with our schoolmates , and all together , we ...
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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 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...
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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.
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