Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay: With an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Her Diary, Letters, and Other Private Papers; and Also, from Letters Written to Her by Her Father, Henry Laurens, 1771-1776Burton and Briggs; sold also by J. Hatchard, 1815 - 259 Seiten A member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Martha Laurens Ramsay was one of few eighteenth-century Southern women whose written records provide a window into her life, her experiences, convictions, and ambivalences during the crucial epoch of the nation's founding decades. Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence reveal her views on patriotism, daughterly duty, household management, wifely affection, motherly aspiration, and personal autonomy. |
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... particularly in forming her mind to be superior to the common accidents of life , and the groundless fears of some of her sex . To ascertain whether his labours had been successful or not , he bribed the postillion to drive very rapidly ...
... particularly in forming her mind to be superior to the common accidents of life , and the groundless fears of some of her sex . To ascertain whether his labours had been successful or not , he bribed the postillion to drive very rapidly ...
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... particularly with the Countess of Huntingdon , by whom she was very much noticed . She highly prized the company of such persons , and from them received both pleasure and improvement . After the treaty of France with congress , in 1778 ...
... particularly with the Countess of Huntingdon , by whom she was very much noticed . She highly prized the company of such persons , and from them received both pleasure and improvement . After the treaty of France with congress , in 1778 ...
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... particularly " Burkitt's Help and Guide to Christian Families . " In performing this duty , she placed her children around her , and read al- ternately with them verses in the Bible , and Watts's Psalms and Hymns , or sentences in other ...
... particularly " Burkitt's Help and Guide to Christian Families . " In performing this duty , she placed her children around her , and read al- ternately with them verses in the Bible , and Watts's Psalms and Hymns , or sentences in other ...
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... particularly Asiatic , Roman , English , and biblical history . These they were expected to answer from their general knowledge of the subject ; but with- out committing the answers to memory . She has left behind her three packets of ...
... particularly Asiatic , Roman , English , and biblical history . These they were expected to answer from their general knowledge of the subject ; but with- out committing the answers to memory . She has left behind her three packets of ...
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... tell you a great deal of American news , and particularly of the escape we have had from enemies who talked of nothing less than eating us up . The conversation in + the fleet was , that they would breakfast at 50 LETTERS FROM HENRY ...
... tell you a great deal of American news , and particularly of the escape we have had from enemies who talked of nothing less than eating us up . The conversation in + the fleet was , that they would breakfast at 50 LETTERS FROM HENRY ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
affectionate affliction anxiety blessed body Brailsford Charleston Christ christian comfort communion consolation Countess of Huntingdon covenant DAVID RAMSAY dear husband dear Miss Sproat death delight desire divine divine grace dread duty earnestly easily besetting enable eternity everlasting faith Father favour fear feel feet folly French language give glory grace gracious happiness hath hear heaven heavenly Henry Laurens holy Holy Spirit honour hope humble iniquities Jesus John Laurens keeping the heart Keith labours letter live Lord's M. L. RAMSAY MARTHA LAURENS RAMSAY Memoirs mercy mind Miss Futerell Miss Laurens mother never outward pain pious pleased pounds sterling praise pray prayer racter Redeemer rejoice religion salvation Saviour sincere sins solemn sorrow soul spirit strength sweet thine things thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thought tion trial trouble trust unto thee Vigan vows walk worldly
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 155 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Seite 20 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
Seite 74 - I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Seite 145 - Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Seite 34 - Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Seite 35 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Seite 86 - THEREFORE with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts ! heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Seite 98 - Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin : Let the healing streams abound : Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art. Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.
Seite 96 - Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer ; Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
Seite 42 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest. There the prisoners are at ease together ; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.