The Life of Sir William Pepperrell, Bart: The Only Native of New England who was Created a Baronet During Our Connection with the Mother Country |
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Page 232 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends ; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Page 52 - In his life of Pepperell, Parsons says:—"After his (Pepperell's) nomination, Governor Shirley, probably for the purpose of paying Governor Wentworth, of New Hampshire, an empty compliment, and perhaps enlisting him more heartily in the cause, addressed him a letter in which he says: ' It would have been an infinite satisfaction to me, and done great honor to the expedition, if your limbs would have permitted you to take the chief command/ undoubtedly supposing that the Governor's gout would make...
Page 104 - Lord, we have so many things to thank thee for that time will be infinitely too short to do it; we must therefore leave it for the work of eternity. Bless our food and fellowship on this joyful occasion, for the sake of Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Page 114 - New-England man in Boston, that Mr. Warren should pretend to assume the government at Louisbourg, and he has lost a great deal of credit by his conduct in this affair. And some things are said to your disadvantage for not exerting yourself for the honor of New-England upon this occasion. How far you did exert yourself we do not indeed know; but your best friends wish you had insisted upon the preeminence due to you and the troops under your command, so as even to have given up the capitulation if...
Page 245 - I should neglect to do as you then proposed, I should fail not only of discharging my duty, but of doing myself a great honour. But as I am well assured, even from the small acquaintance I had with you, that a letter of mere compliments would not be agreeable to a lady of your disposition and feelings, especially under your present melancholy circumstances ;;so the writing of such a letter is very far from my intention or inclination. When I saw the evidences of your deep sorrow, under the awful...
Page 241 - Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
Page 8 - I am at present, who are your humble servant at command, WILLIAM PEPPERRELL. The launching of vessels was, in those days, attended by all persons of both sexes living in the vicinity, who expected an ample supply of good cheer, — rum for the men, and wine for the fairer sex. A barrel of each was the allowance on this occasion. The bottle was attractive and probably indispensable in all gatherings for mutual aid, whether log-rolling, corn-husking, rafting of timber, or raising of houses, and a militia...
Page 231 - Lord would keep us from dishonoring his great name in our distress and anguish of soul ; that He would support us under, and carry us through, what he shall, in his sovereign pleasure, bring upon us, and if it be his blessed will, that our child may yet be spared to us, and sanctified, and made a blessing. Pity us, O our friends, and cry mightily to God for us ! We are your distressed friends, WILLIAM PEPPERRELL, MARY PEPPERRELL.
Page 336 - ... hath, with purpose to carry into force Acts of the British Parliament, made with apparent design to enslave the free and loyal people of this continent, accepted and now holds a seat in the pretended Board of Councillors in this Province, as well in direct repeal of the charter thereof, as against the solemn compact of kings and the inherent rights of the people : " It is therefore resolved, that he hath forfeited the confidence and friendship of all true friends of American liberty...
Page 8 - Sir, — With much trouble I have gotten men and sent for the sloop, and desire you to despatch them with all speed, for, if all things be ready, they may be fitted to leave in two days as well as in seven years. If you and the carpenter think it convenient, and the ground has not too much descent, I think it may be safer and better to bend her sails before you launch her, so as to leave immediately. But I shall leave it to your management, and desire you to hasten them day and night ; for, Sir,...