 | Pliny Earle Chase - 1844 - 258 pages
...day of each succeeding month, may be found by the initials of the following couplet : At Dover Dwells George Brown Esquire, Good Captain French, And David...month which would otherwise be represented by G, will bo represented by A or Sunday. The 7th July, therefore, came on Sunday, and the 4th on Thursday. The... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1844 - 246 pages
...Declaration of Independence signed ? The dominical letters for 1776 were G, F. Therefore the first Snnday in January was the 7th of the month. Then A representing...came on Sunday, and the 4th on Thursday. The initials OS denote the Old Style. In all cases not thus marked, the New Style is understood. 15. Washington... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1848 - 244 pages
...corresponding day of each succeeding month, may be found by the initials of the following couplet : On what day of the week was the Declaration of Independence...month which would otherwise be represented by G, will bo represented by A or Sunday. The 7th July, therefore, came on Sunday, and the 4th on Thursday. The... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1848 - 252 pages
...month. Then A representing the 7th Jan., D would represent the 7th Feb. ; D the 7th March ; G the 71h April; B the 7th May ; E the 7th June ; and G the...month which would otherwise be represented by G, will bo represented by A or Sunday. The 7th July, therefore, came on Sunday, and the 4th on Thursday. The... | |
 | Horace Mann - 1851 - 384 pages
...of the month. Then A representing the 7th Jan., D would represent the 7th Feb. ; D the 7th March ; 0 the 7th April ; B the 7th May ; E the 7th June, and...came on Sunday, and the 4th on Thursday. The initials OS denote the Old Style. In all cases not thus marked, the New Style is understood. EXAMPLES. 1. Washington... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1855 - 360 pages
...was the 7th of the month. Then, A representing the 7th January, D would represent the 7th February ; D, the 7th March ; G, the 7th April ; B, the 7th May ; E, the 7th June ; and G, the 7th July." When placed at the beginning of a line, they are treated as subcaptions or sideheads, which, agreeably... | |
 | John Wilson - Abbreviations, English - 1856 - 360 pages
...was the 7th of the month. Then, A representing the 7th January, D would represent the 7th February ; D, the 7th March ; G, the 7th April ; B, the 7th May ; E, the 7th June ; and G, the 7th July." When placed at the beginning of a line, they are treated as subcaptions or sideheads, which, agreeably... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 364 pages
...was the 7th of the month. Then, A representing the 7th January, D would represent the 7th February; D, the 7th March; G, the 7th April; B, the 7th May; E, the 7th June: and G, the 7th July." When placed at the beginning of a line, they are treated as subcaptions or sideheads, which, agreeably... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1871 - 364 pages
...was the 7th of the month. Then, A representing the 7th January, D would represent the 7th February; D, the 7th March ; G, the 7th April ; B, the 7th May ; E, the 7th June ; and G, the 7th July." When placed at the beginning of a line, they are treated as subcaptions or sideheads, which, agreeably... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1871 - 364 pages
...was the 7th of the month. Then, A representing the 7th January, D would represent the 7th February; D, the 7th March ; G, the 7th April ; B, the 7th May ; E, the 7th June ; and G, the 7th July." When placed at the beginning of a line, they are treated as subcaptions or sideheads, which, agreeably... | |
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Captain French, And David Friar. On what day of the week was the Declaration of Independence signed ? The dominical letters for 1776 were G, F. Therefore the first Sunday in January was the 7th of the month. Then A representing the 7th Jan., D would represent... 