Memories of Youth and Manhood, Volumen1J. Batlett, 1855 |
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Página 133 - I am now to acknowledge the receipt of the letter you did me the honor to write me on the 2ist of January, together with the book on the culture of the olive tree.
Página 147 - I repeat the answer, that its design is to give, not a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind.
Página 155 - Lectures, accompanied with proper experiments, the utility of the physical and mathematical sciences for the improvement of the useful arts, and for the extension of the industry, prosperity, happiness, and well-being of Society.
Página 61 - I eeased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now, brethren, I eommend you to God, and to the word of his graee, whieh is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritanee among all them whieh are sanetified.
Página 57 - ... to state the rights of the colonists, and of this province in particular, as men, as Christians, and as subjects ; to communicate and publish the same to the several towns in this province and to the world, as the sense of this town, with the infringements and violations thereof that have been, or from time to time may be, made ; also requesting of each town a free communication of their sentiments on this subject.
Página 25 - I must add, that it was some account Mr Hollis received from us of the free and catholic air we breathe at our Cambridge, where Protestants of every denomination may have their children educated, and graduated in our College, if they behave with sobriety and virtue, that took his generous heart, and fixed it on us, and enlarged it to us. And this shall be with me among his distinguishing praises, while we rise up and bless his memory ; ie bless God in the remembrance of all the undeserved favors...
Página 97 - Court. It suited the policy of that body to keep the President of the College dependent. Even then a party began to appear, prepared to put an end to all grants for his support, and in a few years their efforts were successful. Finding the attempt to obtain a permanent salary hopeless, the corporation proceeded to elect the Rev. Joseph Willard President, and to place him, like his predecessors, in a state of dependence on the...
Página 171 - ... adapted to excite a spirit of emulation among such residents. " The performances entitled to such premiums to be read in public, by their respective authors, who shall deliver a fair copy of the same, to be lodged in the library ; such copies to be written on quarto paper of the same size, that such of them as shall merit it may be bound together in handsome volumes and lodged in the library.
Página 65 - ... to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.
Página 151 - I consider the motives which actuated me in writing the inclosed sufficiently introductory to authorize me in sending you some copies, and waiving ceremonials in a case where public benefit is concerned. Sir, although an Englishman, I feel for Ireland; and I have left the country in which the chance...