Poems on Several Occasions: To which are Annexed, Extracts from a Journal, Kept by the Author While He Followed the Sea, and During a Journey from New-Brunswick, in New-Jersey, to Montreal and QuebecLooker & Reynolds, printers, 1824 - 160 páginas |
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... story of the Pumpkin . Hard by a wealthy wight did dwell , Who , when he heard it was not well With this poor widow , but that she Was left in wretched poverty ; And though she was no relation , But of the same congregation , Moved with ...
... story of the Pumpkin . Hard by a wealthy wight did dwell , Who , when he heard it was not well With this poor widow , but that she Was left in wretched poverty ; And though she was no relation , But of the same congregation , Moved with ...
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... story shall inspire , And many strive to catch thy heaven - born fire . May 1st , 1790 . * At the time this was written , the patriots of France had the good wishes of every son of freedom . America , particularly , took a great ...
... story shall inspire , And many strive to catch thy heaven - born fire . May 1st , 1790 . * At the time this was written , the patriots of France had the good wishes of every son of freedom . America , particularly , took a great ...
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... story , They ' ve bards enough to sound their glory ; Mine is a far more pleasing theme- At Wallabout now may be seen * Columbia's fleet ; to sound its praise I now my feeble voice would raise . Behold this fleet in dread array , In ...
... story , They ' ve bards enough to sound their glory ; Mine is a far more pleasing theme- At Wallabout now may be seen * Columbia's fleet ; to sound its praise I now my feeble voice would raise . Behold this fleet in dread array , In ...
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... stories in height ; are all covered with tile , and a great proportion of them have piazzas in front ; the streets are narrow , and but few of them paved . There are , in this town , eleven Roman Catholic churches , four of which have a ...
... stories in height ; are all covered with tile , and a great proportion of them have piazzas in front ; the streets are narrow , and but few of them paved . There are , in this town , eleven Roman Catholic churches , four of which have a ...
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... story high . I soon disposed of the remainder of my cargo , to tolerably good advantage . May 8th . I this day walked about a mile in the country , to the eastward of the town . I was in company with a gentleman , who took me to view ...
... story high . I soon disposed of the remainder of my cargo , to tolerably good advantage . May 8th . I this day walked about a mile in the country , to the eastward of the town . I was in company with a gentleman , who took me to view ...
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A. M. left abreast admire Albany anchor arrived band band of brothers bank beautiful Berry Island blessed blest bliss bound Brunswick buildings called Captain cause Charleston church Cincinnati Clitus colours Columbia's sons contains court-house cross dear death direful Doctor dressed dwelling houses e'er elegant fame feet fire flame freedom's hand handsome appearance happy harbour head heaven height Hudson Hudson river inhabitants island king Lake Lake Champlain land Lower Canada meridian miles north Mogadore Montego Bay Montreal New-Brunswick New-Jersey New-York night o'er Ocracock October Ohio Ohio river passed patriot peace Port-au-Prince Portsmouth islands praise pray pride priests Quebec Raritan river river rocks Roman Catholic churches Sabat sail Saviour scene seen shore Simcoe sing situated sloop soon soul streets tion took town trees twas United vessel Whilst width wreck wretched
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Página 54 - O COME, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Página 98 - And thus their moments fly. The Seasons thus, As ceaseless round a jarring world they roll, Still find them happy ; and consenting SPRING Sheds her own rosy garland on their heads : Till evening comes at last, serene and mild ; When after the long vernal day of life...
Página 64 - Circars, exercising his professional duties, Providence brought in his way a New Testament in Arabic.* He read it with deep thought, the Koran lying before him. He compared them together, and at length the truth of the word of • God fell on his mind, as he expressed it, like a flood of light. Soon afterwards he proceeded to Madras, a journey of...
Página 63 - Abdallah and Sabat were intimate friends, and being young men of family in Arabia, they agreed to travel together, and to visit foreign countries. They were both zealous Mahometans.
Página 63 - Tartary. While Abdallah remained at Cabul, he was converted to the Christian faith by the perusal of a Bible (as is supposed,) belonging to a Christian from Armenia, then residing at Cabul. In the Mahometan States, it is death for a man of rank to become a Christian.
Página 136 - ... clothed in purple and fine linen, and fare sumptuously every day, while the laborer is fed with the crumbs which fall from the table of the rich.
Página 94 - Wilmiogton ; and many factories are established within the same district. WILMINGTON; a post-town, port of entry, and capital of New Hanover county, North Carolina, on the east side of cape Fear river, just below the confluence of the north-east and north-west branches, about thirty -five miles from the sea, ninety miles south-east of Fayetteville ; lat. 34° 11
Página 105 - Savannah. mouth. Vessels drawing 14 feet water can come up to the city; larger vessels receive their cargoes three miles below.
Página 64 - And now the period of his own conversion drew near. While he was at Visagapatam, in the Northern Circars, exercising his professional duties, Providence brought in his way a New Testament in the Arabic language.* He read it with deep thought, the Koran lying before him. He compared them together with patience and solicitude, and at length the truth of the word of God fell on his mind, as he expressed it, like a flood of light.
Página 138 - South-river bridge, eight miles south of Brunswick, at which place we received information that 500 men had been landed at South Amboy, to cover their retreat, and that they were embarking for Staten- Island. Many persons, I doubt not, think it strange, that Colonel Simcoe could penetrate so far into so thick a settled country, without receiving more injury than he did. It was not occasioned by the inactivity of the Jersey militia, who had greatly distinguished themselves for their zeal and activity...