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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), An Acrostic: in memory of O. Jennings Wise. (search)
An Acrostic: in memory of O. Jennings Wise. Written in California, on reading an account of the battle of Roanoke Island. O'er his cold brow, Just touched by time's soft, silvery tracing, Entwine immortelles with the unfading laurel, Nor fear the mildew of the grave will blight their fragrance, Nor the rustle of the icy worm ‘mid its green leaves Impair the freshness of the dead soldier's coronal. Not for the grave is the wreath woven, but, Glorious dust! when the last loud reveille Shall wake thee from thy slumbers, as one of those Whose flitting wings reflect heaven's opening light, In the full blaze of glory, shalt thou rise, Soaring on high, with earth's long line of heroes, Enwreathed with this, the patriot's fadeless crown. Miriam
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 123 (search)
el towers The banners of the North! What troop is this that follows, All armed with picks and spades? These are the swarthy bondsmen, The iron-skin brigades! They'll pile up Freedom's breastwork, They'll scoop out rebels' graves; Who then will be their owner And march them off for slaves? To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To strike upon the captive's chain The hammers of the North! What song is this you're singing? The same that Israel sung When Moses led the mighty choir, And Miriam's timbrel rung! To Canaan! To Canaan! The priests and maidens cried; To Canaan! To Canaan! The people's voice replied. To Canaan, to Canaan, The Lord has led us forth, To thunder through its adder-dens, The anthems of the North! When Canaan's hosts are scattered, And all her walls lie flat, What follows next in order? --The Lord will see to that! We'll break the tyrant's sceptre, We'll build the people's throne-- When half the world is Freedom's Then all the world's our own! To Canaan, to
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
all m--------, and had--  8-13William.  14Samuel Winthrop. 5-11COL. Isaac Royall, of Medford, m.----, and had--  11-15Elizabeth, b. 1741; d. July 9, 1747.  16Miriam, (?) m. Thomas Savel.  17Elizabeth, m. Sir William Pepperrell.  17 1/2Mary. 5-12PENELOPE Royall m. Henry Vassall, 1741, and had--  12-18Elizabeth, m. Dr. Charell, who d. in Antigua, s. p., May 27, 1780. 11-16MIRIAM Royall m. Thomas Savel, Dec. 23, 1773, and had--  16-18 1/2Thomas.  19Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1784.  20Miriam, b. Apr. 19, 1787. 11-17Elizabeth Royall m. William Pepperrell Sparhawk, whose mother was the only daughter of Sir William Pepperrell, and who took his grandfathHeadley.  8Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1831; m. Henry Jones.  1SAVEL, Thomas, m. Miriam Royall, Dec. 23, 1773, and had--  1-2Thomas.  3Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1784.  4Miriam, b. Apr. 19, 1787.   Thomas Savel, Jr., m. Mary Francis, Dec. 22, 1799.   Margaret Savel, Jr., m. James Buckman, Feb. 12, 1778.   Martha, Savel,
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
professionals only, as the bayadeers of India; or by fanatics, as the dervishes of Moslem lands. In Oriental countries, as also in ancient Rome, it is considered unbecoming the gravity of men, and they regard it absurd for persons who can afford to hire dancers to give themselves so much trouble. The idea of dancing as a festive entertainment practiced by the guests seems to be European, though some of the pictures of ancient Egypt indicate that the guests danced at their assemblies. Miriam and her troupe of females danced as a votive exercise in celebration of the deliverance at the Red Sea, and used as accompaniments the musical instruments of Egypt. Without occupying space by citing the saltatorial and posturing exercises of the nations of antiquity, it may be briefly mentioned that in the early centuries of the Christian Church the dance was combined with the hymn. This was, no doubt, a concession to the Pagan habits of the people. Scaliger says that the bishops led th
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
yed with a bow. (See Plate LXIV., Bonanni.) The latter has merely a flat soundingboard, on which the single string is stretched. The so-called German lyre is a hurdy-gurdy. The Kaffirs have a species of monochord, consisting of a string stretched on a bow and twanged with an ornamented swan-quill, and a sort of violin formed by stretching a string over a kind of drum with a handle. This is played with a bow. Instruments played by percussion seem to have been among the first known. Miriam is represented as playing on the timbrel after the passage of the Israelites across the Red Sea. (Exodus, chap. XV.) This appears to have been similar to the tambourine, and was also probably surrounded by little bells. See tambourine. The tam-tam, formed by stretching a skin over the opening of a hollow hemisphere, cylinder, quadrangular box, or even a gourd, and beaten with a stick, has been found among all races and tribes of people. See drum. The maramba, formed by thus prepa
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), T. (search)
ing proportions and shapes, to imitate the peculiar sounds of the various instruments after which they are named, as flute, trumpet, bassoon, oboe, etc. Tim′brel. A drum or tambourine used in ancient times. We read of it in Exodus and Job. Miriam sang, danced, and played on the timbrel when she took her part in the grand antiphonal by the Red Sea. See tambourine; Tabret. Time-alarm. Time-a-larm′. An audible notice at the expiration of a set time. In this sense, every striking cfour women with harps; one beating a drum and another with a double pipe. Then comes a chorus of singers, clapping their hands The Hebrew drum (toph) was a small hand-drum or tambourine, called timbrel or tabret in the English version; vide Miriam and Jephtha's daughter. The hand-drum of some parts of the East is still called doff, diff, or adufe. Clarke's artificial tympanum. Tym′pa-num, Ar-ti-fi′cial. （Surrgical.) An elastic membrane designed to replace the natural tympanu
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature, A Glossary of Important Contributors to American Literature (search)
gland in prose and verse (1831); Moll Pitcher (1832); Poems, chiefly Relating to slavery (1838); Ballads (1838); Lays of my home, and other poems (1843); Voices of freedom (1849); Songs of labor and other poems (1850); The Chapel of the Hermits, and other poems (1853); A Sabbath scene (1853); The Panorama, and other poems (1856); Home ballads (1860); In War time, and other poems (1863); Snow bound (1866); The Tent on the Beach, and other poems (1867); Among the Hills, and other poems (1868); Miriam, and other poems (1870); The Pennsylvania Pilgrim (1872) ; Hazel blossoms (1874) ; Mabel Martin (1875); Centennial Hymn (1876); The vision of Echard (1878); The King's Missive, and other poems (1881); The Bay of seven Islands, and other poems (1883) ; Poems of nature (1885); and St. Gregory's Guest, and recent poems (1886); and the prose works: The stranger in Lowell (1845); Supernaturalism in New England (1847); Leaves from Margaret Smith's journal (1849) ; Old Portraits and modern sketches
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Samuel Phipps (search)
e road to Winter Hill. Miriam Fosket, born in 1665, Miriam Cleveland, was widow of Thomas Fosket, a brother of Jonathan, who once owned the windmill, which he sold to John Mallet, on the southeast of the range called Captain Carter's draught. Miriam was widowed in 1694, and died in 1745. She left a landed estate of thirty acres to son John, daughter Miriam, wife to Matthew Leaky, and daughter Abigail, wife to Thomas Powers. The Fosket family have disappeared from Charlestown, and have not Miriam, wife to Matthew Leaky, and daughter Abigail, wife to Thomas Powers. The Fosket family have disappeared from Charlestown, and have not been known there for a half-century. Descendants are in Worcester and Berkshire counties. Joseph Frothingham, hatter, and Nathaniel, painter, were sons of Nathaniel Frothingham, the joiner, who married Hannah Rand, and left her a widow in 1749, with good estate. Their posterity have been among the most notable citizens of Charlestown. Michael Brigden was a blacksmith, and a deacon in the First church. He died in 1767. His estate suffered a loss of $500 in the burning of Charlestown by
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Index (search)
Farragut, Admiral, 49, 50, 51, 57. Fay, 95. Fay, Rev. Mr., 100. Fellows, Nathan, 47. Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, 86. Fiske, Charles, 91. Fisk, John, 95. Fitchburg, Mass., 2. Flagg, Melzer, 96. Flagg, William, 95. Flora of Somerville, The, 4-13. Fort Jackson, La., 25, 49, 50, 51. Fort Macomb, 50, 55, 57. Fort Macon, 32. Fort Monroe, 27. Fort Pike, 50. Fort St. Philip, 49, 50, 53. Fosdick, James, 15, 21. Fosket, Abigail, 85. Fosket, Jonathan, 85. Fosket, Meriam (Miriam), 82, 85, 87, 88. Fosket, Thomas, 85. Fowle, Anna (Carter), 89. Fowle, John, 20, 89. Foxcroft, Francis. 78, Francis, Nathaniel, 21. Francis, Nicholas, 14. Franklin Street. Somerville, 71. French Revolution, 42. Frost, Joseph, 85, 87, 89. Frost, Dr., Samuel, 89. Frothingham, Captain, Benjamin. 41. Frothingham, James K., 74, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96. Frothingham, Joseph, 82, 85. Frothingham; Miss Mary. 91. Frothingham, Nathaniel, 82, 85. Frothingham, Captain, Richard, 45. F
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 3. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Anti-Slavery Poems (search)
manly hearts surround them. Oh, ever may the power which led Their way to such a fiery trial, And strengthened womanhood to tread The wine-press of such self-denial, Be round them in an evil land, With wisdom and with strength from Heaven, With Miriam's voice, and Judith's hand, And Deborah's song, for triumph given! And what are ye who strive with God Against the ark of His salvation, Moved by the breath of prayer abroad, With blessings for a dying nation? What, but the stubble and the hay Tof a people suffering long, The pathos of their mournful song, The sorrow of their night of wrong! Their cry like that which Israel gave, A prayer for one to guide and save, Like Moses by the Red Sea's wave! The stern accord her timbrel lent To Miriam's note of triumph sent O'er Egypt's sunken armament! The tramp that startled camp and town, And shook the walls of slavery down, The spectral march of old John Brown! The storm that swept through battle-days, The triumph after long delays, The
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