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Excerpt from The Life of John Buncle, Esq., Vol. 1 of 4: Containing Various Observations and Reflections, Made in Several Parts of the World, and Many Extraordinary RelationsAs to fome firange thingsr you will find inithe following Journal rious particulars, quiteoontrary to theme-me mon couife of action, I can afiuregyouq gen-e tlemen, in refpeEURt of the firange things, thae however wonderful theyirnay appear to yoel, yet they are, exclufive...

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Excerpt from Daniel Sullivan's Visits, May and June, 1781, to General John Sullivan, in Philadelphia: To Explain Declarations in Sir Henry Clinton's Secret JournalMagazine of American History, is an important contribution to the material of our Revolutionary annals. Such journals are liable, from their character, to convey erroneous impres sions, and regard for the memory of the dead and the happi ness of the living imposes a duty upon societi...

Excerpt from The Life of Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin: Baronet, His English and American Ancestors This memoir, in its original form of a discourse, had its limitations of time and topic. Much else might have been added connected with the subject had the occasion allowed. The several histories of Nantucket, the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com Th...

Excerpt from A Home of the Olden Time As Americans, we look with admiration and some degree of envy on substantial structures of other days that delight us abroad. We have indeed very few of our own. We know something of our progenitors. Tradition tells us of their character and household virtues. Smybert and Blackburn, Copley and Stuart reveal to us their personal appearance. History often records their public services. The institutions they...

Excerpt from Life of James Sullivan, Vol. 2: With Selections From His Writings The life Of a lawyer in full practice is necessarily one Of ceaseless toil, and, where the nature is not selfish or hardened, one also Of constant anxiety. The well-being, the fame and fortune Of his client in his keeping, he moves on, in his honorable career, under a heavy burthen. With his heart peculiarly sensitive to all the various shades Of human suffering an...

Excerpt from Military Services and Public Life of Major-General John Sullivan, of the American Revolutionary Army The prominent position held for nearly a quarter ofa century by General Sullivan, in civil and military life, the important epoch and events with which he was associated, the mass of material of interest to students of American history, that can in no other way be so intelligibly placed before the public, indicate an obligation so...

Excerpt from Charles River: A Poem The Charles River. Canto I. Fons. In ancient days, when earth and sky were young, The ocean breeze, from healthy vapors bred, On crumbled rocks its humid treasures flung, And every barren spot with verdure spread. The summer clouds dropped down their quickening showers, The summer sunbeam all its ardor pours, Till form and tint bedeck the turf with flowers, Where root can cling, the tree majestic so...

Excerpt from General Sullivan Not a Pensioner of Luzerne (Minister of France at Philadelphia, 1778-1783): With the Report of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Vindicating Him From the Charge Made by George BancroftIN presenting to the public another edition of the vindication of General Sullivan from the charge that he was a pensioner of Luzerne while delegate in 1780 and 1781 to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire, we are glad to ...

Excerpt from Siege of Newport Inquire why venture on so hold a theme, Ours but to follow, Providence designs We tread the paths, the paths of duty seem. If circumstance beyond our own control Guide, shape resistlessly our aims and ends, But weak the faith, if our poor human soul Upon its own unaided strength depends. From early youth my vernal seasons spent Amidst the enchantments of this lovely land, To whom the siege a deeper interest lent ...

Excerpt from Old Cambridge and New This brief sketch of a few among the memorable antiquities of Cambridge was published in the July number of the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register. Under the impression that it may possess some interest for a wider circle than the readers of that Journal, with the consent of the editor it is now issued in a separate form. Some few additional particulars which have since been collected or which ...

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