History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1Duane Hamilton Hurd |
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Abraham H acres afterwards Alden appointed April Bates Bellingham born Braintree Brown University building built Caleb Nichols called Capt Charles River chosen church Cohasset colony committee Company Court Daniel daughter Deacon death Dedham died Dorchester early Ebenezer Edward elected England father Fisher Fisher Ames Franklin Freeman George George W Governor graduated Harvard College held Henry Hingham Holbrook honor hundred Indians inhabitants James John Adams Jonathan Joseph July June land lived manufacture March married Massachusetts Medfield meeting meeting-house mill minister Mount Wollaston Nathaniel Norfolk County North parish pastor pounds preached Precinct present Quincy Randolph records Regt removed representative resided Roxbury Samuel Samuel Dexter selectmen Sept settlement society South Southworth Stoughton Thayer Thomas Lothrop thousand dollars tion town clerk town-meeting treasurer village voted Watertown Weymouth White William Wrentham
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Page 355 - I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Page 247 - I, AB, do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify and declare, that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is, and of right ought to be, a free, sovereign and independent State ; and I do swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the said Commonwealth, and that I will defend the same against traitorous conspiracies and all hostile attempts whatsoever : And that I do renounce and abjure all allegiance, subjection and obedience to the King, Queen or Government of Great Britain...
Page 338 - O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Page 285 - And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Page 336 - We will neither import nor purchase any slave imported after the first day of December next; after which time we will wholly discontinue the slave trade and will neither be concerned in it ourselves, nor will we hire our vessels, nor sell our commodities or manufactures to those who are concerned in it.
Page 311 - His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd.
Page 261 - Land to me seem paradise: for in mine eye 'twas Nature's Masterpiece; Her chiefest Magazine of all where lives her store: if this Land be not rich, then is the whole world poor.
Page 392 - Amidst the storm they sang, And the stars heard and the sea ; And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free.
Page 336 - I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in the province ; it always appeared a most iniquitous scheme to me to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.
Page 320 - ... infamous seminaries, I applied to the Court of Sessions, procured a committee of inspection and inquiry, reduced the number of licensed houses, etc. But I only acquired the reputation of a hypocrite and an ambitious demagogue by it. The number of licensed houses was soon reinstated ; drams, grog, and sotting were not diminished, and remain to this day as deplorable as ever. You may as well preach to the Indians as to our people.