Cyclopædia 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. In two volumes, Volume 1W. Rutter, 1875 - American literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 75
Page 17
... thought , feeling , or perception ; History , extending the signification of the term to include all the thoughts and achievements of men ; Natural History , in which I place also the chemical and the mathematical sciences ; and ...
... thought , feeling , or perception ; History , extending the signification of the term to include all the thoughts and achievements of men ; Natural History , in which I place also the chemical and the mathematical sciences ; and ...
Page 54
... thought I , If so much excellence abide below ; How excellent is He , that dwells on high ! Whose power and beauty by his works we know . Sure he is goodness , wisdome , glory , light , That hath this under world so richly dight : More ...
... thought I , If so much excellence abide below ; How excellent is He , that dwells on high ! Whose power and beauty by his works we know . Sure he is goodness , wisdome , glory , light , That hath this under world so richly dight : More ...
Page 55
... thoughts to end his brother's dayes , Upon whose blood his future good he hopes to raise . There Abel keeps his sheep , no ... thought the rivers did the trees excell , And if the sun would ever shine , there would I dwell . While on the ...
... thoughts to end his brother's dayes , Upon whose blood his future good he hopes to raise . There Abel keeps his sheep , no ... thought the rivers did the trees excell , And if the sun would ever shine , there would I dwell . While on the ...
Page 56
... thought to fight nor fly , He fifteen hundred had like women drest , For so to fright the Greeks he judg'd was best . Their golden Ornaments so to set forth , Would ask more time , than were their bodies worth . Great Sisigambis , she ...
... thought to fight nor fly , He fifteen hundred had like women drest , For so to fright the Greeks he judg'd was best . Their golden Ornaments so to set forth , Would ask more time , than were their bodies worth . Great Sisigambis , she ...
Page 65
... thought of rectifying his life ; the act of paring his nails warned him to lay aside " all superfluity of naughtiness ; " while " drinking a dish of tea " he was especially invited to fragrant and grateful re- flections . He ...
... thought of rectifying his life ; the act of paring his nails warned him to lay aside " all superfluity of naughtiness ; " while " drinking a dish of tea " he was especially invited to fragrant and grateful re- flections . He ...
Contents
406 | |
431 | |
444 | |
537 | |
548 | |
554 | |
564 | |
576 | |
124 | |
130 | |
187 | |
206 | |
212 | |
218 | |
228 | |
236 | |
243 | |
256 | |
263 | |
269 | |
280 | |
286 | |
295 | |
302 | |
309 | |
316 | |
322 | |
333 | |
350 | |
396 | |
582 | |
588 | |
625 | |
631 | |
728 | |
734 | |
820 | |
826 | |
836 | |
842 | |
848 | |
859 | |
865 | |
871 | |
930 | |
936 | |
942 | |
955 | |
969 | |
975 | |
983 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
American Anne Bradstreet appeared Bay Psalm Book born Boston called Cambridge Christ Christian Church collection colony conscience Cotton Mather death died discourse divine doth edition Edwards Eliot England English eyes faith fear Franklin Governor grace graduate Greek hand Harvard Harvard College hath heart heaven Hist History honor Hooker hundred Increase Mather Indians John Adams John Cotton King King Philip's war land Latin learning letter liberty lished literary literature live London Lord Massachusetts ment mind minister nature never peace Philadelphia poem Portrait and Autograph preached President printed Prof Professor professorship Psalms published reprinted Roger Williams salt-box Samuel says sent sermons Society soul spirit sweet thee things Thomas THOMAS HOOKER thou thousand dollars tion town truth unto verses Virginia volume William Winthrop writings written wrote Yale College