The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume 10Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock J.N. McClintock, 1887 - Local history Contains articles on the White Mountains and a map. |
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... known , the first of the name in this country settled in Charlestown , Mass . Rev. John Rand , the grand- father of the subject of this sketch , was born in that town January 24 , 1727 ; was graduated at Harvard col- lege in 1747 , and ...
... known , the first of the name in this country settled in Charlestown , Mass . Rev. John Rand , the grand- father of the subject of this sketch , was born in that town January 24 , 1727 ; was graduated at Harvard col- lege in 1747 , and ...
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... in London . He came to introduce and sell a recent invention of his , known as the æolian attach- ment to the pianoforte . He had sold the patent in America for one hun- the rooms he was able to preserve a home , 2 John Rand .
... in London . He came to introduce and sell a recent invention of his , known as the æolian attach- ment to the pianoforte . He had sold the patent in America for one hun- the rooms he was able to preserve a home , 2 John Rand .
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... known in art , literature , and the useful inventions have illus- trated the axiom that " brave deeds are the ancestors of brave men ; " and it would appear that an ele- ment of hardship is almost necessary to the effective development ...
... known in art , literature , and the useful inventions have illus- trated the axiom that " brave deeds are the ancestors of brave men ; " and it would appear that an ele- ment of hardship is almost necessary to the effective development ...
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... known to the said Stephen Peabody this our will and pleasure and make due return hereof and of your doings therein into the Secre- tary's office of our said Province on or before the thirtieth day of April next . In Testimony whereof we ...
... known to the said Stephen Peabody this our will and pleasure and make due return hereof and of your doings therein into the Secre- tary's office of our said Province on or before the thirtieth day of April next . In Testimony whereof we ...
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... known in the county as the Mountain House . " The most crushing blow , how- ever , came from a miserable woman on the other side of the corridor . ' Why , yes it is ! ' she exclaimed , hysterically . It is my long lost brother ! And to ...
... known in the county as the Mountain House . " The most crushing blow , how- ever , came from a miserable woman on the other side of the corridor . ' Why , yes it is ! ' she exclaimed , hysterically . It is my long lost brother ! And to ...
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Page 392 - Palissy! within thy breast Burned the hot fever of unrest; Thine was the prophet's vision, thine The exultation, the divine Insanity of noble minds, That never falters nor abates, But labors and endures and waits, Till all that it foresees it finds, Or what it cannot find creates!
Page 35 - Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Page 137 - Over my heart, in the days that are flown, No love like mother-love ever has shone; No other worship abides and endures,— Faithful, unselfish, and patient, like yours: None like a mother can charm away pain From the sick soul and the world-weary brain.
Page 38 - The Old World and the New, from sea to sea, Utter one voice of sympathy and shame! Sore heart, so stopped when it at last beat high, Sad life, cut short just as its triumph came.
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Page 38 - Who trusts the strength will with the burden grow, That God makes instruments to work his will, If but that will we can arrive to know, Nor tamper with the weights of good and ill. So he went forth to...
Page 37 - Statesman, yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.
Page 38 - My shallow judgment I had learned to rue, Noting how to occasion's height he rose, How his quaint wit made home-truth seem more true, How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows. How humble, yet how hopeful he could be: How in good fortune and in ill the same : Nor bitter in success, nor boastful he, Thirsty for gold, nor feverish for fame.
Page 41 - He did, sir, and repeated it." After a moment's pause, and looking up, the President said, " If Stanton said I was add fool, then I must be one, for he is nearly always right, and generally says what he means. I will step over and see him.
Page 39 - Made him our pattern to live and to die ! Shakespeare was of us, Milton was for us, Burns, Shelley, were with us, — they watch from their graves! He alone breaks from the van and the freemen, He alone sinks to the rear and the slaves ! We shall march prospering, — not thro...