The Trojan Sketch BookAbba A. Goddard Young & Hartt, 1846 - 180 páginas |
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... population of Albany probably did not amount to 4000 ; although it had been in- corporated as a city more than a century . But the establishment of our Federal Government in 1789 , gave a new impulse to the country . The spirit of ...
... population of Albany probably did not amount to 4000 ; although it had been in- corporated as a city more than a century . But the establishment of our Federal Government in 1789 , gave a new impulse to the country . The spirit of ...
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... population , possessed of consid- erable capital , were there collected . The attempt to build up a rival village at Van Derheyden's fer- ry , had a little of temerity in its appearance ; but the adventurers , though few in numbers ...
... population , possessed of consid- erable capital , were there collected . The attempt to build up a rival village at Van Derheyden's fer- ry , had a little of temerity in its appearance ; but the adventurers , though few in numbers ...
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... population , capital and enterprise , had an inspirit- ing influence upon Troy , while the immigration from the Eastward , and more especially from Connecticut , continued to increase . The march of improvement was greatly accelerated ...
... population , capital and enterprise , had an inspirit- ing influence upon Troy , while the immigration from the Eastward , and more especially from Connecticut , continued to increase . The march of improvement was greatly accelerated ...
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... population during the first five years of the sec- ond decade , was such as to render necessary the erection of more edifices for religious worship . An Episcopal Church , of small dimensions of brick was erected in 1804 ; some years ...
... population during the first five years of the sec- ond decade , was such as to render necessary the erection of more edifices for religious worship . An Episcopal Church , of small dimensions of brick was erected in 1804 ; some years ...
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... population , including the out wards , was nearly 5000 ; in that year it was incorpora- ted as a city . The municipal organization had previously undergone several changes . The law which gave Troy a legal existence as a village , was ...
... population , including the out wards , was nearly 5000 ; in that year it was incorpora- ted as a city . The municipal organization had previously undergone several changes . The law which gave Troy a legal existence as a village , was ...
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Página 68 - O! the one life within us and abroad, Which meets all motion and becomes its soul, A light in sound, a sound-like power in light Rhythm in all thought, and joyance...
Página 69 - God coming in his majesty, his telling of the beasts' joyfulness and hills leaping, but a heavenly poesy, wherein almost he showeth himself a passionate lover of that unspeakable and everlasting beauty to be seen by the eyes of the mind only, cleared by faith?
Página 109 - MEN, by associating in large masses, as in camps, and in cities, improve their talents, but impair their virtues, and strengthen their minds, but weaken their morals ; thus a retrocession in the one, is too often the price they pay, for a refinement in the other.
Página 34 - own exceeding great reward"; it has soothed my afflictions; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments; it has endeared solitude; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.
Página 29 - The rill is tuneless to his ear, who feels No harmony within ; the south wind steals As silent as unseen among the leaves. Who has no inward beauty, none perceives, Though all around is beautiful.
Página 71 - The winter was past, the rain over and gone ; the flowers were appearing on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds had come, and the voice of the turtle was heard in the land ; the fig-tree was putting forth her green figs, and the vines, now in bloom, gave a good smell.
Página 29 - Soul! fearful is thy power, which thus transforms All things into thy likeness; heaves in storms The strong, proud sea, or lays it down to rest, Like the hushed infant on its mother's breast — Which gives each outward circumstance its hue, And shapes the acts, and thoughts of men anew, Till they, in turn, or love or hate impart, As love or hate holds rule within the heart.
Página 141 - It is a matchless volume, and it is impossible that we can study it too much, or esteem it too highly.