Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings. From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and Other Illustrations, Volume 1C. Scribner, 1855 - American literature |
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... President Swain of the University of North Carolina , Professor Totten of William and Mary , Mr. Gessner Harrison of the University of Virginia , Professor North of Hamilton College , Mr. Wm . W. Turner of the National Institute , we ...
... President Swain of the University of North Carolina , Professor Totten of William and Mary , Mr. Gessner Harrison of the University of Virginia , Professor North of Hamilton College , Mr. Wm . W. Turner of the National Institute , we ...
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... President . Ile served the college till 1654 , when , having ac- quired and preached doctrines in opposition to ... President's house , in 1639. The first publication was the Freeman's Oath , then an almanack , followed by the Bay Psalm ...
... President . Ile served the college till 1654 , when , having ac- quired and preached doctrines in opposition to ... President's house , in 1639. The first publication was the Freeman's Oath , then an almanack , followed by the Bay Psalm ...
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... presidents of the college should reside at Cambridge . It is considered by President Quincy , in his History of the University , that the influence of the Mathers - Cotton was connected with the college during the absence of his father ...
... presidents of the college should reside at Cambridge . It is considered by President Quincy , in his History of the University , that the influence of the Mathers - Cotton was connected with the college during the absence of his father ...
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... President Mather in 1692 . The Rev. Samuel Willard was for more than six years , from 1701 to 1707 , vice - president of the college , an apparent compromise in the difficulties of the times . He was a graduate of Harvard , had been ...
... President Mather in 1692 . The Rev. Samuel Willard was for more than six years , from 1701 to 1707 , vice - president of the college , an apparent compromise in the difficulties of the times . He was a graduate of Harvard , had been ...
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... president for nearly thirty- two years , till 1769. Harvard prospered during his time , though the destruction of the old Har- vard Hall by fire , in 1764 , was a serious disaster , especially as it involved the loss of the library ...
... president for nearly thirty- two years , till 1769. Harvard prospered during his time , though the destruction of the old Har- vard Hall by fire , in 1764 , was a serious disaster , especially as it involved the loss of the library ...
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