The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
| x | |
| 17 | |
| 22 | |
| 143 | |
| 144 | |
| 150 | |
| 156 | |
| 171 | |
| 476 | |
| 482 | |
| 515 | |
| 521 | |
| 532 | |
| 539 | |
| 546 | |
| 678 | |
| 186 | |
| 186 | |
| 190 | |
| 202 | |
| 209 | |
| 234 | |
| 367 | |
| 377 | |
| 387 | |
| 418 | |
| 449 | |
| 456 | |
| 466 | |
| 684 | |
| 688 | |
| 693 | |
| 726 | |
| 731 | |
| 736 | |
| 755 | |
| 761 | |
| 769 | |
| 772 | |
| 902 | |
| 911 | |
Other editions - View all
The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased: Collected from Original ... Henry Simpson No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
active afterwards American appeared appointed army assistance attended attention Bank became Biddle Board born British called Captain cause character Church close College command commenced confidence Congress connection continued course Court death devoted died distinguished duties early elected engaged England entered established father formed gave give Government honor Hospital important institution interest John Judge kind known labors land letter lived manner March married means merchant mind Morris native nature never original passed Pennsylvania period Philadelphia physician position possessed practice present President profession published Quaker received remained remarkable respect returned Samuel ship Society soon spirit Street success Thomas tion took United University visited Washington whole York young
Popular passages
Page 374 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
Page 327 - HAPPY day that fixed my choice On thee, my Saviour and my God ! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad.
Page 257 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...
Page 451 - In other countries the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance. Here they anticipate the evil and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze.
Page 508 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Page 732 - As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect. How much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against the waves and weathers of time.
Page 899 - the Sam. Adams of Philadelphia, the life of the cause of liberty.
Page 409 - Those scholars, who shall merit it, shall remain in the college until they shall respectively arrive at between fourteen and eighteen years of age ; they shall then be bound out by the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Philadelphia, or under their direction, to suitable occupations, as those of agriculture, navigation, arts, mechanical trades, and manufactures...
Page 42 - DO not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
Page 690 - Four Dissertations on the RECIPROCAL ADVANTAGES of a PERPETUAL UNION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER AMERICAN COLONIES.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased American culture series The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased, William Brotherhead The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased: Collected from Original and Authentic Sources, Henry Simpson |
| Author | Henry Simpson |
| Publisher | W. Brotherhead, 1859 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Dec 5, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0608400971, 9780608400976 |
| Length | 993 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |