The Ministers of Connecticut in the Revolution: The Report of the Committee Appointed by the General Association of ConnecticutCase, Lockwood & Brainard, 1877 - 214 páginas |
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... Connecticut in the Revolu- tion " should be much the same in principles and character , as the ministers of Connecticut had been from 1776 back to 1636 , when the first English settlers established themselves at Wethersfield , Hartford ...
... Connecticut in the Revolu- tion " should be much the same in principles and character , as the ministers of Connecticut had been from 1776 back to 1636 , when the first English settlers established themselves at Wethersfield , Hartford ...
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... Connecticut until he ar- rives at the desk , is the following : " From infancy to manhood his whole character is sub- jected to the inspection of his parents , of his school - master , of the parish in which he is born and bred , of the ...
... Connecticut until he ar- rives at the desk , is the following : " From infancy to manhood his whole character is sub- jected to the inspection of his parents , of his school - master , of the parish in which he is born and bred , of the ...
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... Connecticut were in the Revolution . Indeed , if some of us sixty or seventy years ago had opened our ears and our minds , as we might have done , to actors in those scenes , that were then living , we might do better justice to those ...
... Connecticut were in the Revolution . Indeed , if some of us sixty or seventy years ago had opened our ears and our minds , as we might have done , to actors in those scenes , that were then living , we might do better justice to those ...
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... Connecticut could claim all the rights of native - born Englishmen , and all the additional rights conferred by the charter . The laws made by the colony were subject to this limitation , namely , that they must " not be con- trary to ...
... Connecticut could claim all the rights of native - born Englishmen , and all the additional rights conferred by the charter . The laws made by the colony were subject to this limitation , namely , that they must " not be con- trary to ...
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... Connecticut , April 10 , 1666 : " Trusty and well beloved , we greet you well , having rec'd soe full and satisfactory an account from our commissioners , both of the good re- ception you have given them , and also of your dutifullness ...
... Connecticut , April 10 , 1666 : " Trusty and well beloved , we greet you well , having rec'd soe full and satisfactory an account from our commissioners , both of the good re- ception you have given them , and also of your dutifullness ...
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Página 122 - The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me ; He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God: and He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Página 141 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Página 62 - We beseech thee, moreover, that thou do gird up the loins of these thy servants, who are going forth to fight thy battles. Make them strong men, that "one shall chase a thousand, and two shall put ten thousand to flight.
Página 141 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt, for all.
Página 116 - As some lone miser, visiting his store, Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er; Hoards after hoards his rising raptures fill, Yet still he sighs, for hoards are wanting still...
Página 90 - Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep ; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
Página 74 - Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise, The queen of the world and the child of the skies...
Página 11 - And further, full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the said General Court, from time to time, to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, and ordinances, directions and instructions...
Página 141 - Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Página 141 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs, were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.