Collections, Historical & Miscellaneous, and Monthly Literary Journal, Volume 3J.B. Moore, 1824 - Local history |
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... British king has an absolute negative upon the proceedings of parliament , and formerly exercised it freely , but it is a long time , perhaps a century , since he has exercised it at all . His disuse of that prerogative has not rendered ...
... British king has an absolute negative upon the proceedings of parliament , and formerly exercised it freely , but it is a long time , perhaps a century , since he has exercised it at all . His disuse of that prerogative has not rendered ...
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... British officers , soon after Gage's arrival in Boston , walking on Beacon - hill after sunset , were affrighted by noises in the air ( supposed to be the flying of bugs and beetles ) which they took to be the sound of bullets . They ...
... British officers , soon after Gage's arrival in Boston , walking on Beacon - hill after sunset , were affrighted by noises in the air ( supposed to be the flying of bugs and beetles ) which they took to be the sound of bullets . They ...
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... British colonel runs , From whizzing beetles , as air guds ; Thinks horn - bugs bullets , or thro ' fears , Muskitoes takes for musketeers ; Nor scapes as if you'd gain'd supplies , From Beelzebub's whole host of flies . No bug these ...
... British colonel runs , From whizzing beetles , as air guds ; Thinks horn - bugs bullets , or thro ' fears , Muskitoes takes for musketeers ; Nor scapes as if you'd gain'd supplies , From Beelzebub's whole host of flies . No bug these ...
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... British Ministry , arbitrary and vindictive , are yet determined to reduce by fire and ' Sword our bleeding country , to their absolute obedience ; and for this purpose , in addition to their own forces , have engaged great numbers of ...
... British Ministry , arbitrary and vindictive , are yet determined to reduce by fire and ' Sword our bleeding country , to their absolute obedience ; and for this purpose , in addition to their own forces , have engaged great numbers of ...
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... British army at Boston in 1775 , and died at Charles- ton , S. C. , Dec. 10 , 1782. He married Sarah Ferguson , of Peterborough , who survives , and one of his children is now living in the State of Ohio . * Mr. Williams was the ...
... British army at Boston in 1775 , and died at Charles- ton , S. C. , Dec. 10 , 1782. He married Sarah Ferguson , of Peterborough , who survives , and one of his children is now living in the State of Ohio . * Mr. Williams was the ...
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Page 141 - A severe and proud dame she was ; bestowing every day in dressing herself near as much time as any of the gentry of the land : powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands. When she had dressed herself, her work was to make girdles of wampum and beads.
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Page 144 - She had a kersey coat, covered with girdles of wampum from the loins upward. Her arms, from her elbows to her hands, were covered with bracelets ; there were handfuls of necklaces about her neck, and several sorts of jewels in her ears. She had fine red stockings and white shoes, her hair powdered and her face painted red, that was always before black.