Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society for April and May, 18691869 - 99 páginas |
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Página 17 - For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness ; but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God.
Página 54 - New-England or any of them, upon the subjects of their public grievances and concerns, and upon the best means of preserving our resources, and of defence against the enemy, and to devise and suggest for adoption by those respective states, such measures as they may deem expedient: and also to take measures, if they shall think proper, for procuring a convention of all the United States, in order to revise the constitution thereof, and more effectually to secure the support and attachment of all...
Página 75 - ... schools by large portions of our community, and of the comparative degradation to which these institutions might fall from such neglect; that the friends of universal education have long looked to the Legislature for the establishment of one or more seminaries devoted to the purpose of supplying qualified teachers, for the town and district schools, by whose action alone other judicious provisions of...
Página 11 - Leicester is situate on very high ground. The meeting-house is a decent edifice, very illy painted. Near it, is the academy, founded by the late Mr. Lopez, a worthy merchant, of the Jewish tribe. It is a long building, of two stories, with a cupola and bell, and two entrances, fronted by porticos : appears to be decaying. Mr. James observed, at Worcester, that he supposed the preceptor and pupils would be removed to a handsome new school-house in that town. Mr. H.'s chaise broke this stage, and while...
Página 12 - And the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind them to their native mountains more.
Página 54 - Massachusetts appointed delegates to meet and confer with the delegates from the other states of New England, or any of them, upon the subjects of their public grievances and concerns.
Página 10 - ... are told, the spires of Boston and the Atlantic may be seen, distant fifty miles. dent of this Society, describes him and his character with more accuracy than perhaps is usually found in epitaphs. It is as follows : — ' From life on earth our pensive friend retires, His dust commingling with his pilgrim sires. In thoughtful walk their every path he traced, Their toils, their tombs, their faithful page embraced: Peaceful and pure and innocent as they, Like them to rise to everlasting day.
Página 9 - His identification with the translator of Chastellux's " Voyages " appears to me to be complete, though it is established by circumstantial evidence only. I trust that you will excuse the length of this letter, if it disposes finally of a question which has puzzled many readers, and of which the error of Watt in the "Bibliotheca Britannica " has led others to a mistaken answer. I remain, dear sir, very respectfully and truly yours, J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL. PS — In the management of the "London Courant,"...
Página 63 - ... had been discontinued, a state prison had been erected at Charlestown, and a certain amount of labor was required of its inmates. Governor Lincoln, during one of his visits to the state prison, found the inmates " lodged in large rooms, containing, in some cases, sixteen persons, where they were shut up together, thus subjecting the yet unhardened convict to the certain process of hopeless corruption and remediless ruin. They were literally festering in each other's defilement, under the pretence...
Página 59 - been assured that another mode, by railways, had been approved of in England," and, he added, "how far they would be affected by our severe frosts cannot be conjectured yet." He also stated that whether they were better than canals remained to be determined. For twenty years before the actual operation of railroads, clear-visioned men had prophesied the certain success of this...