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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 2 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition., Chapter 14: (search)
ght of the twelfth were employed in preparations. The autumn evening was bright; and the General, under the clear starlight, visited his stations, to make his final inspection, and utter his last words of encouragement. As he passed from ship to ship, he spoke to those in the boat with him of the poet Gray, and the Elegy in a Country Churchyard. I, said he, would prefer being the author of that poem to the glory of beating the French to-morrow; I owe my knowledge of this incident to J. C. Fisher, of Quebec; to whose personal kindness I am indebted for explanations given me on the battle ground itself. The Picture of Quebec, published by Hawkins, in 1834, is indebted to him for its historical value. and while the oars struck the river as it rippled in the silence of the night air under the flowing tide, he chap. XIV.} 1759. Sept. repeated: The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, Sept. And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inexorable hour; The paths
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], War matters. (search)
swore that the hat was his, and that he had left it on a table in the front passage at Mrs. P's. In spite of Wilson's protestation that he was holding the hat only as a kind act for one Mr. Price, his Honor remanded him, that he might be able to call in Mr. Price for bail and main prize. Morris Denny had allowed a nuisance to remain too long before his house after due notice. It appearing, however, that it was now removed, the case was dismissed with a word of salutary caution. J. C. Fisher, charged with keeping a certain part of his premises in a "terrible condition;" for which a fine of $5 was entered against him, which may be removed in case of immediate remedy of the foul evil. A. M. Garcin (soap maker) narrowly escaped an infliction for throwing soap suds in a public alley, and was let off only upon a solemn promise that he would never do the like again. William, a slave, arrested as a runaway from his master, Sidney Owen. The negro being interrogated, appear