Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenery in America, as They Existed Previous to the RevolutionAppleton, 1846 - 295 páginas With Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America as they existed previous to the Revolution. Mrs. Grant of Laggan, as she was called, spent several years of her childhood in America, where her father was in the military service, returning to Scotland in 1770, at the age of fifteen. The “ American lady ” who is here described is Mrs. Schuyler of Albany, an aunt of Gen. Schuyler, a lady of great character and intelligence, in whose household the young Scotch girl was for some time on a very intimate footing. The volume shows a remarkable tenacity of memory, as well as a graceful and animated pen. The first forty-three chapters (out of sixty-six) are of a general nature, giving a lively sketch of society and manners among the Dutch families at Albany, and a somewhat detailed history of the Schuyler family. The rest of the volume describes the author's own experiences, chiefly at Oswego, where her father's regiment was stationed, and afterwards at Albany. |
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... affections of a wounded heart , the imperfect efforts of a decaying memory , all that remain to consecrate thy remembrance , to make known thy worth , and to lay on thy tomb the offering of gratitude ? My friend's life , besides being ...
... affections so much address was necessary , that common characters were unequal to the task . Minds liberal and upright , like those I am about to describe , could alone excite that esteem , and preserve that confidence , which were ...
... Affectionate and faithful as these homebred ser- vants were in general , there were some instances ( but very few ) of those who , through levity of mind , or a love of liquor or finery , betrayed their trust , or habitually neglected ...
... affections ; and soon indeed must those stagnate , where there are not proper objects to excite them . I have been forced into this painful digression by unavoidable comparisons . Amidst all this mild and really tender indulgence to ...
... affection resulting from a bond of union so early formed between master and servant contributed so very much to the safety of individuals , as well as to the general comfort of society , as will hereafter appear . CHAPTER VIII ...
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Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenes ..., Volumen1 Anne MacVicar Grant Vista previa limitada - 2011 |