Irish-American Historical Miscellany: Relating Largely to New York City and Vicinity, Together with Much Interesting Material Relative to Other Parts of the CountryThe author, 1905 - 493 Seiten |
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Irish-American Historical Miscellany: Relating Largely to New York City and ... John Daniel Crimmins Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
Irish-American Historical Miscellany: Relating Largely to New York City and ... John D. Crimmins Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2017 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Albany Albany County Alexander Macomb American Andrew Applause became Belfast born Boston Brady British Brooklyn Burke Capt captain Catharine Catholics celebrated Charles Charleston church colony commanded Cork Cornelius Cornelius Ryan Daly Daniel daughter died Dublin Edward Elizabeth emigrants England Eugene Kelly father Fitzgerald Friendly Sons gentlemen George godfather Governor guests Henry Hibernian Hibernian Society honor Hugh Irish Irish Volunteers Irishman Island James Joseph Joseph Stuart Judge Kelly kingdom of Ireland land large number later Lynch March 17 Margaret married marryd Mary Mayor merchant Michael Murphy native of Ireland O'Brien O'Gorman officers Patrick Patrick's Day patriot Peter Philadelphia Philip Pollock present President prominent Regiment Revolution Richard Robert Ryan Sarah Secretary Sept Shamrock ship Sons of St street Thomas tion toast took town United Virginia Volunteers Walsh Washington William York city York Friendly Sons
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 35 - In happy Climes, where from the genial Sun And virgin Earth such Scenes ensue, The Force of Art by Nature seems outdone, And fancied Beauties by the true...
Seite 36 - In happy climes, the seat of innocence, Where nature guides and virtue rules, Where men shall not impose for truth and sense The pedantry of courts and schools: There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its...
Seite 98 - The proposition is peace. Not peace through the medium of war; not peace to be hunted through the labyrinth of intricate and endless negotiations ; not peace to arise out of universal discord fomented from principle in all parts of the empire ; not peace to depend on the juridical determination of perplexing questions or the precise marking the shadowy boundaries of a complex government. It is simple peace, sought in its natural course, and in its ordinary haunts — it is peace sought in the spirit...
Seite 112 - ... we love and respect you, but if you fire you are a dead man." "We are not going to the enemy, on the contrary, if they were now to come out, you should see us fight under your orders with as much alacrity as ever; but we will be no longer amused, we are determined on obtaining what is our just due.
Seite 98 - Act be repealed absolutely, totally, and immediately ; that the reason for the repeal be assigned, because it was founded on an erroneous principle. At the same time, let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation...
Seite 120 - I had to close in with him, trip up his heels and lay him again upon the deck. While so many were sick with raging fever there was a loud cry for water, but none could be had except on the upper deck, and but one allowed to ascend at a time. The suffering then from the rage of thirst during the night was very great. Nor was it at all times safe to attempt to go up. Provoked by the continual cry for leave to ascend, when there was already one on deck, the sentry would push them back with his bayonet.
Seite 34 - A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in our Foreign Plantations, and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity by a College to be Erected in the Summer Islands, Otherwise Called the Isles of Bermuda . . . London, 1724 ' Fothergill, John] . Considerations Relative to the North American Colonies.
Seite 98 - Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side. I will undertake for America that she will follow the example.
Seite 172 - Walsh, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the...