Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Seletions from Their Writings from the Earliest Period to the Present Day with Portraits, Autographs, and Other Illustrations, Volumes 1-2C. Scribner, 1866 |
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... England , whose green moun- tains he beheld from the beautiful summit of the mountain which is , as he well termed it , perfectly royal . His colony had the experience of all European attempts . The episcopal blessing in the cathedral ...
... England , whose green moun- tains he beheld from the beautiful summit of the mountain which is , as he well termed it , perfectly royal . His colony had the experience of all European attempts . The episcopal blessing in the cathedral ...
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... England had dreamed of a history , or learned the language of any of their tribes . Dr. E. B. O'Callaghan has given a bibliographi- cal account of these volumes with sketches of the several editors , the superiors of the Missions at the ...
... England had dreamed of a history , or learned the language of any of their tribes . Dr. E. B. O'Callaghan has given a bibliographi- cal account of these volumes with sketches of the several editors , the superiors of the Missions at the ...
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... England , and since his decease , five volumes , containing his principal lectures , and a selection of his doctrinal and practical sermons , have been given to the public . death took place in New Haven , March 10th , 1858 , in the ...
... England , and since his decease , five volumes , containing his principal lectures , and a selection of his doctrinal and practical sermons , have been given to the public . death took place in New Haven , March 10th , 1858 , in the ...
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... England , and other occasional contributors . " The Yale Liter- ary Magazine , " the oldest college magazine in the country , is still sustained by the undergraduate students . " The University Quarterly , " main- tained by the students ...
... England , and other occasional contributors . " The Yale Liter- ary Magazine , " the oldest college magazine in the country , is still sustained by the undergraduate students . " The University Quarterly , " main- tained by the students ...
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... England , New York , and North Carolina , and in the deliv- ery of lectures , under the direction of the Massa- chusetts Board of Education , in the State Normal Schools . He has been also employed by the Smithsonian Institution in the ...
... England , New York , and North Carolina , and in the deliv- ery of lectures , under the direction of the Massa- chusetts Board of Education , in the State Normal Schools . He has been also employed by the Smithsonian Institution in the ...
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Page 18 - one of the most attractive of raconteurs, whose works, though full of matters doubtful to the highest degree, still retain their hold on the public taste. La Salle's voyage called forth, also, a work by Joutel, Journal Historique du Dernier Voyage que feu M. de la Sale fit dans le Golfe de Mexique,
Page 111 - early season, And these fair sights of its sunny days, Are only sweet when we fondly listen, And only fair when we fondly gaze. " There is no glory in star or blossom, Till looked upon by a loving eye ; There is no fragrance in April breezes, Till breathed with joy as they wander by.
Page 35 - and topography of Greece from his stores of original information. He spent several years in the department of Greek instruction in the College of New Jersey with eminent success. He has published Modern Greece; a Narrative of a Residence and Travels in that Country, with Observations on its Antiquities, Literature, Language, Politics,
Page 82 - Plants of the United States, containing their History and Chemical Analysis and Properties and Uses in Medicine, Diet, and the Arts. This production is highly spoken of for its accuracy and perspicuity. Dr. Bigelow's latest and best-known professional publication is a volume published in 1854, entitled Nature in Disease, illustrated in
Page 36 - left to the regents of adapting their policy, within certain limits, to progressive views and contingent advantages, the act of incorporation authorized them to make such disposal of any moneys arising from the interest of the fund, and not otherwise specifically appropriated, "as they shall deem best suited for the promotion of the purpose of the testator.
Page 80 - laid upon his two-score years Is done and well done. If we drop our tears Who loved him as few men were ever loved, We mourn no blighted hope nor broken plan, "With him whose life stands rounded and approved In the full growth and stature of a man.
Page 100 - 1851, he delivered the dedicatory address on the completion of the building provided by the citizens of New Britain for the accommodation of the State Normal School. In 1852, he published a Discourse in Commemoration of the Life, Character, and Services of the Rev. Thomas Ii.
Page 16 - The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in the annals of French America: not a cape was turned nor a river entered but a Jesuit ied the way." The hardy explorations of the French, and the adventurous missions of the Jesuits, penetrated to almost every part of the country. Before Eliot had begun his labors near
Page 116 - succeeded the late Dr. SH Turner in the professorship of biblical learning and the interpretation of Scripture in the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York. In addition to the writings previously noticed, Dr. Seabury has published a volume of
Page 70 - Christian Examiner, the American Monthly Review, the Unitarian Advocate, the Scriptural Interpreter, the Juvenile Miscellany ; several translations from Herder at different times ; obituary notice of -Miss Eliza Townsend, 1854, and a large number of occasional discourses. He was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. In 1837, the honorary degree of doctor of divinity was conferred upon him by Harvard College.* SILAS