Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania, Within the Last Sixty Years: With Occasional Remarks Upon the General Occurrences, Character and Spirit of that Eventful Period |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 71
Page 5
... occasion to speak as well of oth- ers as himself . He may sometimes rescrt to mo- tives in accounting for men's actions ; and , as these receive their qualities from the mind of the agent , he will with equal freedom and truth disclose ...
... occasion to speak as well of oth- ers as himself . He may sometimes rescrt to mo- tives in accounting for men's actions ; and , as these receive their qualities from the mind of the agent , he will with equal freedom and truth disclose ...
Page 6
... occasions , I am warranted in asserting , that I am descended from ancestors , re- spectable both as to station and character ; from a stock not ignoble , but honest and generous : And if parental propensities are transmitted to ...
... occasions , I am warranted in asserting , that I am descended from ancestors , re- spectable both as to station and character ; from a stock not ignoble , but honest and generous : And if parental propensities are transmitted to ...
Page 12
... occasion of my mother be ing in want of a female domestic , offered to assist her for a short time , came into the family soon af- ter I was born , and never left it until taken from us by death , at an advanced age , in the year 1794 ...
... occasion of my mother be ing in want of a female domestic , offered to assist her for a short time , came into the family soon af- ter I was born , and never left it until taken from us by death , at an advanced age , in the year 1794 ...
Page 13
... occasion , we might perhaps safely add , a little both of the spirit of party and of quakerism . Tha people of his society , from principle averse to war , were charged with being too friendly to the Indi- ans ; with being too ready to ...
... occasion , we might perhaps safely add , a little both of the spirit of party and of quakerism . Tha people of his society , from principle averse to war , were charged with being too friendly to the Indi- ans ; with being too ready to ...
Page 20
... occasion to observe , that his were too small for him , but as mine , on the contra- ry , were large and exactly suited to his hand , he proposed an exchange , offering me the odds , first , of two , and then of three for onc . Having ...
... occasion to observe , that his were too small for him , but as mine , on the contra- ry , were large and exactly suited to his hand , he proposed an exchange , offering me the odds , first , of two , and then of three for onc . Having ...
Other editions - View all
Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania, Within the Last Sixty ... Alexander Graydon No preview available - 2022 |
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance afterwards already appeared arms attention better Braddock's field British army called captain cause certainly character circumstance colonel Cadwalader command conduct congress consequence constitution contest defence doctor doctor Johnson doubt duty Edward Biddle enemy equally extremely favor federalists feelings fellow fire Flatbush Fort Lee Fort Washington friends gave gentleman ground Hessians honor induced ject John Cadwalader Joshua Fisher lake George least less liberty Long-island major manner matter means ment mentioned miles militia mother never New-York object observed occasion once opinion ourselves parole party passed patriotism Pennsylvania perhaps persons Philadelphia political possessed president pretty prisoners probably Quaker quarters received recollect regiment republican respect seemed shew side soldier soon spirit supposed taken ther thing thought tion told took tories troops Washington whigs wholly yellow fever young