Unbending the rigid folds of the parchment cover, I found it to be a commission, under the hand and seal of Governor Shirley, in favor of one Jonathan Pue, as Surveyor of his Majesty's Customs for the port of Salem, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. I remembered to have read (...
Define Letter patent. Letter patent synonyms, Letter patent pronunciation, Letter patent translation, English dictionary definition of Letter patent. pl.n. A document granting a patent for an invention. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Lan
were better worth a thoughtful observer's eye. Even in outward demeanour they showed a stamp of majesty that made the warrior's haughty stride look vulgar, if not absurd. It was an age when what we call talent had far less consideration than now, but the massive materials which produce st...
And we would be all the more inclined to think so in that we would recognize in that surmise, along with those of you who read us, the definition we once gave in passing of the modern hero, "whom ludicrous exploits exalt in circumstances of utter confusion."2 But are we ourselves not ...
It means proving all things by applying reason and logic and Occam’s (or Paul’s) Razor to the Scriptures. Sometimes, we can get so caught up in the minutiae of Scripture that we become blinded to the Bible’s Majesty. All the various prophecies we are witnessing coming to pass in our...
Select any word below to get its definition in the context of the poem. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the poem. World News Nature Majesty Message Committed Countrymen The speaker's use of this word is ambiguous. It might mean, literally, the Earth;...
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” (Jude 24-25) ...
In his port was the dignity of one who had borne his Majesty's commission, and who was therefore illuminated by a ray of the splendor that shone so dazzlingly about the throne. How unlike, alas! the hangdog look of a republican official, who, as the servant of the people, feels ...
“Authority” means any of the United Nations, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, any European Union member state, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) or any other United States government entity, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs...
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25) He can keep you from fal...