Word: elizabeth
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...father removed to Covington in 1842, and soon established himself in the profession of law. In 1844 he was married to Elizabeth N. Chase, having by her one son. She died in 1849, and in 1852 my father was again married to Clara F. Weston, of Louisville, Ky., daughter of Hon. Charles L. Weston, then mayor of the city. The following table will show my family...
...small eminence. The school was founded in 1571 by "one John Lyon," a yeoman of the neighboring village of Preston, who gave the sum of twenty marks annually for the support and education of the village children. In the same year the school charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth, who approved of the statutes drawn up by Lyon; but notwithstanding the removal of all obstacles, the school was not opened until 1614. When John Lyon died, he made a will giving two-thirds of his property to Harrow School, and one-third to the town, but owing to some change...
...requested to publish the following notice: A Woman Suffrage Memorial Service for wendell Phillips will be held in Boston, at the Meionaon, on Thursday, February 28, from 7.30 to 10 P. M. The following persons have been invited to make ten minute speeches, giving reminiscences of Wendell Phillips: Mrs. Elizabeth B. Chace, Theodore D. Weld, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Sewall, Rev. Samuel May, Lucy Stone, William L. Bowditch, John G. Whittier, T. W. Higginson, Rev. James Freeman Clarke, Willim Lloyd Garrison, Jr., Julia Ward Howe, Hon. Albert Palmer, Ednah D. Cheney, H. B. Blackwell, Elizur Wright, Hon. Thomas Russell...
There is much about this celebrated college to invite an inspection by travelers and students. It was founded far back in the times of Queen Elizabeth under her auspices. The grounds are large and on them the college sports are held each year; but it is inside that we find most to hold the attention. The dining-hall, like our Memorial Hall, contains quite a collection of portraits. Among them, hung over the entrance door, is a full length of Frederick, Prince of Wales, taken in 1828. Pictures of Lord Caines, Flood, Napier, Lord Kilwarden, who was dragged from...
...inspection. The columns are of marble from Kilkenny. The reredos is said to be one of the finest church decorations in Europe. Here, also, there are more portraits, in short there are several of them in each of the principal rooms. The best picture extant of the foundress, Queen Elizabeth, is in the Trinity collection. Last of all there is the room of the director of the library; it is small and of no special interest in itself, but in it stands the chair of Charles Lever, the novelist. He sat in it when he wrote "Charles O'Malley...