An Historical Discourse Pronounced Before the Graduation of Yale CollegeB. L. Hamlen, 1850 - 128 pages |
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Page 40 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 40 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's Person and Government and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for extinguishing the hopes of the late pretended Prince of Wales and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 74 - Of old things all are over old, Of good things none are good enough : — We'll show that we can help to frame A world of other stuff. I, too, will have my kings that take From me the sign of life and death : Kingdoms shall shift about like clouds, Obedient to my breath.
Page 40 - ... have full power and authority to administer and give the oaths, appointed by an act of parliament, made in the first year of the reign of our late royal father, to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy; and also the oath of abjuration, to all and every person and persons which shall at any time be inhabiting or residing...
Page 5 - I give these books for the founding of a college in this colony...
Page 100 - The matter about a College at New Haven, was thought to be too great a charge for us of this jurisdiction to undergo alone...
Page 55 - The Freshmen, as well as all other Undergraduates, are to be uncovered, and are forbidden to wear their hats (unless in stormy weather) in the front door-yard of the President's or Professor's house, or within ten rods of the person of the President, eight rods of the Professor, and five rods of a Tutor.
Page 61 - In the first year they learn Hebrew, and principally pursue the study of the languages, and make a beginning in Logic, and some parts of the mathematics. In the second year, they study the languages, but principally recite Logic, Rhetoric, Oratory, Geography and Natural Philosophy ; and some of them make good proficiency in Trigonometry and Algebra. In the third year, they still pursue the study of Natural Philosophy, and most branches of the mathematics.
Page 6 - And being now met, according to the liberties and aids now granted to us for the use aforesaid; do order and appoint, that there shall be, and hereby is erected and formed a collegiate school, wherein shall be taught the liberal arts and languages, in such place or places in Connecticut, as the said trustees with their associates and successors, do or shall, from time to time, see cause to order.
Page 74 - Bat far be from us those changes which instead of ingrooving themselves in forms becoming obsolete* tear and snap in twain ; those which break up the flow of College history ; which sever the connection with past science and with the world of the past ; which render the venerable forms of grey antiquity less venerable to the scholar...