Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Volume 14

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American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, 1903
 

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Page 411 - LAERTES' head. And these few precepts in thy memory Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatched, unfledged comrade.
Page 483 - With meekness and humility he disarmed the proud ; with prudence, learning, and wisdom, he met the captious and slanderous, and so gentle and so just was his course, that even the censorious forgot to watch him, and the malicious were too cunning to attack one armed so...
Page 40 - President of the United States of America. To all who shall see these presents, greeting: Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities...
Page 266 - Us, Illustrious and Honorable Sir, when You first perused Our Letters addressed to those Venerable Brothers, John, Archbishop of New York, and John, Archbishop of New Orleans, on the 18th of October of last year, in which we again and again strongly urged and exhorted those Venerable Brothers, on account of their great piety and episcopal solicitude, to make it the object of their constant efforts and of their earnest study, acting thus in Our name, to put an early end...
Page 264 - September 23, 1863. MOST VENERABLE CHIEF OF THE HOLY SEE AND SOVEREIGN PONTIFF OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH : The letters which your Holiness addressed to the venerable chiefs of the Catholic clergy in New Orleans and New York have been brought to my attention; and I have read with emotion the terms in which you are pleased to express the deep sorrow with which you regard the slaughter...
Page 40 - He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers, under his command, to be obedient to his orders as and he is to observe and follow such orders and directions from time...
Page 261 - ... as far as compatible with the nature of the holy ministry, to conciliate the minds of the combatants...
Page 264 - And I do further proclaim and make known that I have established the rules and regulations hereto annexed, in accordance with the provisions of said law. Given under my hand and the seal of the Confederate States of America, at the City of Richmond, on the 14th day of August. A. n. 18Я1. JEFFERSON DAVIS. By the President, EMT HUNTER, Secretary of State.
Page 129 - I have never heard him asked a question which he could not answer; never saw him in company with a man who did not appear to be a fool to him ; never heard him make a remark which ought not to be remembered. He has read, seen, understands and remembers everything contained in books or to be learned by travel, observation and the conversation of learned men. He is a member of every philosophical society in the world and knows every distinguished man living,
Page 315 - Boston : — two men, examples of every virtue, living together as brothers, without distinction of property, with no difference of purpose or of will ; always ready to yield to each other, to anticipate each other in rendering the most polite and delicate attentions ; possessing, in truth, but one heart and one soul ; filled with the same desire — that of doing good ; the same inclinations — those which tend to virtue; and the same love of whatever is good, upright, and charitable.

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