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| Emmanuel College (University of Cambridge) - 1884 - 118 pages
...replied, "far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws, but I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the frtiit thereof." Thus far the conversation has been often repeated, but the sequel is, we believe,... | |
| George Lewis - 1886 - 474 pages
...Madam, far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set an acorn which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." Elsewhere he says, " We have founded the College, with the design that it should be, by the grace of... | |
| John Willis Clark - 1890 - 344 pages
...replied ; " far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." The charter granted to him by the Cjueen is dated nth of January, 1584. Therein his foundation is described... | |
| Sarah Knowles Bolton - 1893 - 212 pages
...madam ; far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws; but I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." America is showing the fruit in a great host scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific, who love right... | |
| Abigail Ann Allen - 1894 - 446 pages
...she said to him, "Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a Puritan foundation." He replied, " I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." Emanual College proved to be the nursery of Puritanism, and the source from which emanated much of... | |
| Leslie Stephen - 1894 - 476 pages
...madam ; fur be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.' His statutes for the government of Emmanuel College bear date 1 Oct. 1585. They are at tested oy his... | |
| Abigail Ann Maxson Allen - 1894 - 444 pages
...she said to him, "Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a Puritan foundation." He replied, "I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the frt1it thereof." Kmanual College proved to be the nursery of Puritanism, and the source from which... | |
| William White (sub-librarian of Trinity college, Cambridge.) - 1896 - 364 pages
...madam, far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws, but I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." The College was soon after this established by Sir Walter Mildmay, who gave to it a code of statutes,... | |
| Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1900 - 526 pages
...Madam, far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set an acorn which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." how will that stand with the Queen's Honour, and with the Requests of the French and Spanish Kings,... | |
| 1902 - 640 pages
...said what Sir Walter Mlldmay. the founder of Emmanuel College, said to Queen Elizabeth. 'I have set an acorn which, when it becomes an oak. God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.' " is the Inscription at the back of the Harvard College plate In the historical series engraved for... | |
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