Proceedings of the Fitchburg Historical Society and Papers Relating to the History of the Town, Volume 3The Society, 1902 - Fitchburg (Mass.) |
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... churches of that time . The coming local historian will here find substantially untrodden ground awaiting his labors , and much of the information he will seek will not be easy to obtain . Through the courtesy of its publishers , our ...
... churches of that time . The coming local historian will here find substantially untrodden ground awaiting his labors , and much of the information he will seek will not be easy to obtain . Through the courtesy of its publishers , our ...
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... churches . The account of the reception in Boston for the heroes from Louisbourg led each son to decide that he would be a soldier , and as the father pointed to the tall old clock , ringing cheers re - echoed the exultation of 1745 ...
... churches . The account of the reception in Boston for the heroes from Louisbourg led each son to decide that he would be a soldier , and as the father pointed to the tall old clock , ringing cheers re - echoed the exultation of 1745 ...
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... church no Angelus sounded " — memories of many an Evangeline in " her Norman cap and kirtle of blue , " and many a Gabriel with " face like the face of the morning . " Not infrequently the stories of Esquire Cowdin were of merry ...
... church no Angelus sounded " — memories of many an Evangeline in " her Norman cap and kirtle of blue , " and many a Gabriel with " face like the face of the morning . " Not infrequently the stories of Esquire Cowdin were of merry ...
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... church . He was honored , and " one of the richest men of his time ; " and the great secret of his suc- cess and power was his unswerving integrity . One would have expected to see the stars move from their courses as soon as Esquire ...
... church . He was honored , and " one of the richest men of his time ; " and the great secret of his suc- cess and power was his unswerving integrity . One would have expected to see the stars move from their courses as soon as Esquire ...
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... church in Fitchburg . His fifth son was Thomas , who grew up on the farm until he was of an age to leave the paternal roof , when his father apprenticed him to a Mr. Brown of Concord , Mass . , to learn the shoemaker's trade . To his ...
... church in Fitchburg . His fifth son was Thomas , who grew up on the farm until he was of an age to leave the paternal roof , when his father apprenticed him to a Mr. Brown of Concord , Mass . , to learn the shoemaker's trade . To his ...
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Page 68 - Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30. But he shall receive an hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come, eternal life.
Page 44 - Go thy way for this time, when I have a more convenient season I will call for thee.
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Page 105 - Read from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start...
Page 314 - My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise.
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Page 282 - As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Page 317 - As you are now so once was I; As I am now, so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.
Page 67 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 293 - So fades a summer cloud away, So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, So gently shuts the eye of day, So dies a wave along the shore.