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Common terms and phrasesacres Alba township Allan Andover Annawan April April 26 Atkinson August Bishop Hill Blish brother building built Burns township cabin Cambridge Captain cents Charles Chicago church colony Company corn county seat court Creek dead December died early east elected erected farm farmer father feet Galva Geneseo George Green River Grove Hanna Hanna township held Hennepin Canal Henry county hogs Hooppole horse Illinois Indian Inf'y James Janson January John June Kewanee Kewanee township land lived located Methodist miles Morristown Munson night October Old settler organized Peoria Pillsbury pioneer prairie Prophetstown quarter of section railroad residence road Rock Island Rock River schoolhouse September settled Shabbona sold street Swedish Thomas thousand dollars town township village wagon Weller township Wethersfield Whiteside county wife William Woodhull young Popular passagesPage 17 - For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales ; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'da ghastly dew From the nations... Page 223 - His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Page 663 - Not that which goeth into the mouth, defileth a man : but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Page 435 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. Page 222 - SUNSET and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho... Page 49 - Th' applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes... Page 482 - I hear the tread of pioneers Of nations yet to be ; The first low wash of waves, where soon Shall roll a human sea. Page 338 - Hear the sledges with the bells — Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight... Page 264 - And what is so rare as a day in June ? Then, if ever, come perfect days ; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays : Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur or see it glisten ; Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers... Page 139 - MANY a year is in its grave, Since I crossed this restless wave ; And the evening, fair as ever, Shines on ruin, rock, and river. " Then, in this same boat, beside, Sat two comrades old and tried ; One with all a father's truth, One with all the fire of youth. References from web pagesIndex to History of Henry Co, 1910 Genealogy Resources - University of Illinois Library at Urbana ... Biographies of Henry County Families Working Draft (10-25-04) : Not for Citation For Agrarian Studies ... Illinois County Histories at the Illinois State Library 2004 Kramer Street po Box 2287 La Crosse, WI 54602-2287 608.781 ... Bibliographic information
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