Memoir of the Life and Character of Mrs. Mary Anna Boardman: With a Historical Account of Her Forefathers, and Biographical and Genealogical Notices of Many of Her Kindred and Relativesprivate distribution, 1849 - 478 pages |
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affection affectionate afflicted Barnabas Bidwell Barrington beloved blessed born Bostwick brother called Caroline character cheerful child Christ Christian Church colony comfort Connecticut Cornelia Court Daniel daugh daughter David Sherman dear dear Mary death devoted died divine domestic duty earth Elijah Elijah Boardman emotions faith father feel FREDERICK SCHROEDER friends George Boardman grace grave happy Hartford heart heaven heavenly Henry Hist holy honor hope Jeremiah Mason Jesus John June letter lived Lord married MARY ANNA BOARDMAN Mason Massachusetts Milford mind mother mourn never occasion pain parents peace Pequot Pequot War pleasure pray prayer precious received resided sachem saints saltpetre Samuel Whiting Saviour says Schroeder Sherman sister sorrow soul spirit Susan Tracy sweet tender thee thou thought tion unto wife William Whiting wish words wrote Yale College York
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Page 75 - That, when we shall have served thee in our generation, we may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience ; in the communion of the catholic Church ; in the confidence of a certain faith ; in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope ; in favour with thee our God, and in perfect charity with the world.
Page 342 - And we beseech thee that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of Thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Page 107 - I do not hesitate to say, that the road to eminence and power from obscure condition, ought not to be made too easy, nor a thing too much of course.
Page 128 - Marriage is the mother of the world, and preserves kingdoms, and fills cities, and churches, and heaven itself. Celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity...
Page 339 - Thou art gone to the grave — but 'twere wrong to deplore thee, When God was thy ransom, thy guardian, thy guide ; He gave thee, and took thee, and soon will restore thee, Where death hath no sting, since the Saviour hath died.
Page 355 - NOT UNTO us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Page 78 - ... the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health...
Page 137 - And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
Page 257 - Seek to be good, but aim not to be great: A woman's noblest station is retreat; Her fairest virtues fly from public sight, Domestic worth, that shuns too strong a light.
Page 106 - But happy they, the happiest of their kind, Whom gentler stars unite, and in one fate Their hearts, their fortunes, and their beings blend. 'Tis not the coarser tie of human laws, Unnatural oft, and foreign to the mind, That binds their peace ; but harmony itself, Attuning all their passions into love . Where friendship...