Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of BostonJames R. Osgood and Company, 1873 - 484 páginas |
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... erected in what is now Franklin Street . In 1803 the inflammable character of the town was thus described : - " A pyre of shapeless structures crowds the spot , Where taste , and all but cheapness is forgot . One little spark the ...
... erected in what is now Franklin Street . In 1803 the inflammable character of the town was thus described : - " A pyre of shapeless structures crowds the spot , Where taste , and all but cheapness is forgot . One little spark the ...
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... erected in 1828 . In December of that year gas was first used in the city . The springs which supplied the older inhabitants gave place to wells , and these in their turn gave way to the de- mand for an abundant supply of pure water for ...
... erected in 1828 . In December of that year gas was first used in the city . The springs which supplied the older inhabitants gave place to wells , and these in their turn gave way to the de- mand for an abundant supply of pure water for ...
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... erected of wood in the year 1688 , en- larged in 1710 , and , being found in the year 1741 in a state of considerable decay , it was proposed to rebuild it of stone . A subscription for this purpose was set on foot , and Peter Faneuil ...
... erected of wood in the year 1688 , en- larged in 1710 , and , being found in the year 1741 in a state of considerable decay , it was proposed to rebuild it of stone . A subscription for this purpose was set on foot , and Peter Faneuil ...
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... erected by Florentine Vassall , of Jamaica , in 1766. To the right is a beautiful monumental tablet dedicated to the memory of the young men of the chapel who fell in the late civil war . - On the School Street side are mural tablets to.
... erected by Florentine Vassall , of Jamaica , in 1766. To the right is a beautiful monumental tablet dedicated to the memory of the young men of the chapel who fell in the late civil war . - On the School Street side are mural tablets to.
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... erected a new school - house on the opposite side of the street on land belonging to Colonel Saltonstall , where the Latin School remained up to a comparatively recent time . The removal of the old school - house was viewed with no ...
... erected a new school - house on the opposite side of the street on land belonging to Colonel Saltonstall , where the Latin School remained up to a comparatively recent time . The removal of the old school - house was viewed with no ...
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afterwards American ancient artillery Athenæum Battery battle Beacon Street became Benjamin Bostonians Boylston Brattle Street brick British building built Bunker Hill called Captain Charles Charles Bulfinch Charlestown Coffee House Colonel colony command Common Congress Copp's Hill corner Cornhill Court Dock Square early England erected Faneuil Hall father feet fire Franklin French frigate front Gage gave Governor Green ground guns Hancock Hanover Street honor hundred Hutchinson James John John Adams Joseph Barrell King's Chapel known Lafayette land Lane Liberty Tree lieutenant-governor lived mansion Massachusetts merchant monument Neck North End occupied officers Old South Old State House original Otis passed Peter Faneuil present Province House Quincy regiment removed residence Revolution Samuel Adams School ship side society Square Stamp Act stands stone stood Street Church Tavern theatre Thomas tion took town Tremont Street troops vessel Warren Washington Webster West Wharf William Winthrop
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Página 211 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Página 190 - Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs! She starts,— she moves,— she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms!
Página 302 - Yes, that blessed name imparts Comfort to those, who in the grave have sown The seed, that they had garnered in their hearts, Their bread of life, alas ! no more their own. Into its furrows shall we all be cast, In the sure faith, that we shall rise again At the great harvest, when the...
Página 301 - Woodman, spare that tree ! Touch not a single bough ! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not.
Página 407 - Come join hand in hand, brave Americans all, And rouse your bold hearts at fair Liberty's call; No tyrannous acts, shall suppress your just claim, Or stain with dishonor America's name. In freedom we're born, and in freedom we'll live; Our purses are ready, Steady, Friends, steady, Not as slaves, but as freemen our money we'll give. Our worthy forefathers — let's give them a cheer — To climates unknown did courageously steer; Thro' oceans to deserts, for freedom they came, And, dying, bequeath'd...
Página 57 - Then to advise how war may best upheld Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage...
Página 155 - In the fall of 1774 and winter of 1775, I was one of upwards of thirty, chiefly mechanics, who formed ourselves into a committee for the purpose of watching the movements of the British soldiers, and gaining every intelligence of the movements of the Tories. We held our meetings at the Green Dragon tavern.
Página 162 - Trivia, goddess, aid my song, Through spacious streets conduct thy bard along ; By thee transported, I securely stray Where winding alleys lead the doubtful way, The silent court and opening square explore, And long perplexing lanes untrod before.
Página 280 - In that building, long and low, With its windows all a-row, Like the port-holes of a hulk, Human spiders spin and spin, Backward down their threads so thin Dropping, each a hempen bulk. At the end, an open door; Squares of sunshine on the floor Light the long and dusky lane; And the whirring of a wheel, Dull and drowsy, makes me feel All its spokes are in my brain.
Página 83 - Certain it is, that, some fifteen or twenty years after the settlement of the town, the wooden jail was already marked with weather-stains and other indications of age, which gave a yet darker aspect to its beetlebrowed and gloomy front. The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than anything else in the new world. Like all that pertains to crime, it seemed never to have known a youthful era.