My American Tour: Being Notes Taken During a Tour Through the United States Shortly After the Close of the Late American War1868 - African Americans - 208 pages |
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... employed in its cultivation , and as vegetation is here very rapid , it is ut- terly impossible for four men to keep down weeds and have the grounds in excellent condition . I was shown some Indian corn which was only planted in July ...
... employed in its cultivation , and as vegetation is here very rapid , it is ut- terly impossible for four men to keep down weeds and have the grounds in excellent condition . I was shown some Indian corn which was only planted in July ...
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... employed ) , the steam - engine is ready for work , and the mode of action is so perfect that it not only pours a continuous flow of water upon the fire , but it gives di- rection signals , so that one mind secures as much unanimity of ...
... employed ) , the steam - engine is ready for work , and the mode of action is so perfect that it not only pours a continuous flow of water upon the fire , but it gives di- rection signals , so that one mind secures as much unanimity of ...
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... employed , and on making inquiries as to the amount of earnings , I was told that the wages varied , in consequence of working by the piece , but they could each earn from six shillings to eight shillings per day . It ap- peared a very ...
... employed , and on making inquiries as to the amount of earnings , I was told that the wages varied , in consequence of working by the piece , but they could each earn from six shillings to eight shillings per day . It ap- peared a very ...
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... employed at this establish- ment , for the demand for carriages in this country is very great ; almost every person ... employ- ment , and the discipline was so strict that the lady preceptress had no difficulty in pre- serving order ...
... employed at this establish- ment , for the demand for carriages in this country is very great ; almost every person ... employ- ment , and the discipline was so strict that the lady preceptress had no difficulty in pre- serving order ...
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... employed , and if there be wages due to the extent of ten dollars , the over- looker is obliged to settle the account , and stop the amount from the man's wages . If there be no wages in hand , the creditor has no remedy whatever , and ...
... employed , and if there be wages due to the extent of ten dollars , the over- looker is obliged to settle the account , and stop the amount from the man's wages . If there be no wages in hand , the creditor has no remedy whatever , and ...
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Page 72 - Covenant and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 61 - Once, ah, once, within these walls, One whom memory oft recalls, The Father of his Country, dwelt. And yonder meadows broad and damp The fires of the besieging camp Encircled with a burning belt.
Page 95 - There she was, before me; built up, as it were, in a marble cell, impervious to any ray of light, or particle of sound ; with her poor white hand peeping through a chink in the wall, beckoning to some good man for help, that an Immortal soul might be awakened.
Page 73 - Go, stand on the hill where they lie. The earliest ray of the golden day On that hallowed spot is cast ; And the evening sun, as he leaves the world, Looks kindly on that spot last.
Page 15 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 71 - But the tide, which stays for no man, calling them away that were thus loath to depart, their reverend pastor falling down on his knees (and they all with him) with watery cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers to the Lord and His blessing. And then with mutual embraces and many tears they took their leaves one of another, which proved to be the last leave to many of them.
Page 14 - We've been tenting to-night on the old camp ground, Thinking of days gone by, Of the loved ones at home that gave us the hand, And the tear that said "Good-by!
Page 146 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 71 - The next day the wind being fair, they went on board, and their friends with them, where truly doleful was the sight of that sad and mournful parting, to hear what sighs and sobs, and prayers did sound amongst them ; what tears did gush from every eye, and pithy speeches pierced each other's heart, that sundry of the Dutch strangers, that stood on the Key as spectators, could not refrain from tears.
Page 95 - ... within her delicate frame, and but one outward sense — the sense of touch. There she was, before me; built up, as it were, in a marble cell, impervious to any ray of light, or particle of sound ; with her poor white hand peeping through a chink in the wall...