Hujus si capias dominumCognoscere libri, si infra,Inspicida nomen habebis ibi.
Hujus si capias dominumCognoscere libri, si infra,Inspicida nomen habebis ibi.
Hujus si capias dominumCognoscere libri, si infra,Inspicida nomen habebis ibi.
At the left shelves of books are seen, and at the right what seems to be a heavy press. Above, on a bracket, are grouped several implements of music, art, etc. This is a rude woodcut.
584.Moat.Horatio Shepheard Moat.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Nil desperandum. Signed,Rollinson.
585.Moore.Lambert Moore. Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Virtus interrita pergit. This plate is not signed, but is unmistakably the work of Dawkins. The half-draped female on the left side is the same as that on the Whitehead Hicks plate, and the music-making shepherd on the right is reversed from the Benjamin Kissam plate.
586.Moore.Nathl. F. Moore.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Signed,P. Maverick. Of New York. President of Columbia College, 1842-1849.
587.Moore.Saml. W. Moore.
Plain armorial. Motto,Non est vivere sed valere vita. Of New York.
588.Moreau.John B. Moreau.
Literary. The name on an open book, floating in the clouds.
589.Morgan.John Morgan. M.D. Philadelphia.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Fama praestante praestantior virtus. This plate is not signed, but is very much in the style of Dawkins’ work. A cupid sits on a flourish of the decoration and pats a large bust on its crown, presumably representing sculpture. At the other side two cupids discuss astronomical problems with a globe for reference. One of these little fellows is an African evidently. Eminent physician educated abroad. One of the founders of the American Philosophical Society, 1769.
590.Morong.Thomas Morong.
Literary. A pile of books, some open, some closed, lies at the foot of a cross, above which the crown is seen in glory. A ribbon runs over the face of one book, bearing the motto,Sola salus servire Deo. A line of Hebrew is given across the open book.
591.Morris.Gouverneur Morris.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Tandem vincitur. One fold of the ribbon empty, as if possibly made for a larger motto; a stock pattern. This is the same copper as the Lewis Morris mentioned below, with the first name changed. Statesman and orator. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
592.Morris.J. M.
Crest only. (Morris of Philadelphia.)
593.Morris.James Morris.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A very handsome plate, rich in appearance, and full of decorative features. Open books, globe, and scrolls at the base indicate a literary taste. The sides of the frame are embellished with the caduceus and a cornucopia of fruit. Of New York.
594.Morris.Lewis Morris Esqr.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Tandem vincitur. Father of Gouverneur Morris.
595.Morris.Roger Morris.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. No motto. The mantling is present, very straight and stiff; the shell-work is prominent, and the whole design is rather formal than graceful. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 112.
596.Morris.William Morris.
An engraved label, the name being within an oval frame of laurel leaves. Signed,Shallus Sculpt.
597.Morrison.John Morrison. Portland. U. S. America.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Dum spiro spero. A very neat design. The sprays which are crossed beneath the shield are connected above by a row of thirteen stars.
598.Murray.James Murray.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Mens sibi conscia recti. Of Virginia.
599.Murray.John Murray.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.
600.Murray.The Revd. John Murray.
Armorial in form, but no true arms shown. The motto,Malo mori quam foedari, is on a circular band which encloses a space, divided into quarters, colored heraldically and charged with absurd charges; in the first quarter, which is tinctured az., a shield with a helmet above is supported by a row of fence posts with cinquefoils between them; the second, which is tinctured ar., is divided per saltire, and is charged with a powder-horn, a crescent and stars, an ox-bow, and a crown; the third, which is tinctured gu., has Gabriel and Apollyon in combat, with a crown above them; the fourth, which is tinctured az., has the dove with the olive branch on a peculiar cross which holds thirteen spots (for lack of a better term); disposed about are three flaming hearts. This whole design is enclosed in a large shield; the crest is a man on a prancing steed, carrying a tomahawk; the supporters are a nude Indian with a wreath about his loins, his feet chained, and the end of the chain and a shield in his hands; and a crowned lion with three stars on its body. Motto, under all,Juncta virtute fides. This plate is not signed. What a pity! Very probably the plate of the Father of American Universalism, who it is said was greeted with a shower of stones when he first tried to preach in Boston.
601.Murray.Joseph Murray.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Virtute fideque. Not signed, but evidently by Maverick.
602.Murray.Murray Earl of Dunmore.
Armorial. Supporters, mantling, and crown. Motto,Furth—Fortune. John Murray, fourth Earl. Made Governor of New York, 1770; and of Virginia, 1771.
603.Musgrave.Richard Musgrave.
Plain armorial. Motto,Sans changer. On the copy before me is written,of New Haven Connecticut.
image of book-plate not available: THEREV,^D JOHN MURRAY.
604.Nelson.The arms of the Rt. Hon. George Nelson Esq. Ld. Mayor.
Armorial. Late Jacobean. No motto. Of Virginia.
605.Newberry.Roger Newberry’s Property.
An engraved label with a festoon above, and the following motto below:—
To Virtue & Science attend,And Truth & Justice befriend.
To Virtue & Science attend,And Truth & Justice befriend.
To Virtue & Science attend,And Truth & Justice befriend.
606.Newburyport.Newburyport Athenæum.
Pictorial. A large American eagle about to rise from a pile of rocks bears a ribbon in his beak with the name upon it.
607.Newell.Timothy Newell.
Military. The name is given within a frame, behind which are seen a various assortment of military implements,—flags, swords, guns, drums, trumpets, etc. Signed,I. Thomas print. This is a woodcut, and was printed by Isaiah Thomas, the early printer of Worcester, Mass.
608.Newport, R.I.Redwood Library. Newport. R.I.
Pictorial. A large picture of the library building. Signed,Drawn by James Stevens Civil Engr. Engd. by W. D. Terry Newport. The library used other smaller plates, a simple label, and also another view of the building with the rules governing the use of volumes printed with it.
609.Newton.Lucretia E. Newton.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Cognosce occasionem. This is the plate of John C. Williams, by Hurd, with the name and signature erased, and the present name printed from type under the shield. An unwarrantable proceeding.
610.New York.Apprentices’ Library.
A pictorial plate of great beauty. In the immediate foreground an aged man, clad in classic garb, accosts two youths who have evidently but just risen, at his approach, from a moss-covered rock on which they had been studying, if the scattered books are an indication: with uplifted hand, the old man directs them to the temple of knowledge, which can be seen in the distance crowning the summit of a lofty hill: at the foot of the declivity the spires and houses of a village can be discerned: between it and the place of meeting a broad expanse of water stretches: a beehive at hand indicates activity, and the broken column behind the preceptor is a link connecting classic history with present time. Above the picture the muscular arm holds the hammer, and oak branches are about it. Signed,A. Anderson. Sc.
611.New York.The Property of the New York College of Pharmacy.
An oblong name-label, with flourishes. Above, acrucible is placed, with the rays of the sun spreading out behind it. Signed,Rollinson Sc. New York.
612.New York.The Property of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of the State of New York.
An oblong printed label with type border. This college was established in 1807, and is now a part of Columbia College.
613.New York.New York Society Library.
This plate is armorial in form, but presents no real arms. The central frame, of Chippendale design, contains four quarterings, which represent the arts of Astronomy, Navigation, Geography, Mathematics, and Literature; Religion also is represented. Mercury and Minerva support the frame, standing upon the ribbon which bears the name; above the frame sits Apollo with his broad back to the full-shining sun; clouds which resemble toy balloons rise about him. Beneath the frame appear the outskirts of a city, with spires and towers visible; directly under this is the wordAtheniain Greek (presumably to suggest that New York City was the modern Athens); a closed chest with a lighted candle upon it has these words on it,sed in candelabro, and an open book bears across its face the motto,Nosce teipsum. Signed,E. Gallaudet. Sc.Illustrated in “Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 141.
614.New York.New York Society Library.
Pictorial. The interior of the library is shown; Minerva, helmeted, and with spear resting against her arm, leans upon a pillar; before her, in obeisance, an American Indian, half draped, with tomahawk under his foot, receives from the hand of the gracious goddess a book. The well-filled shelves of the library are disclosed behind them, as the drawn curtain, upheld by cords, lets the sunlight stream in. This view is contained within an oval frame which rests upon a pedestal bearing on its face the name of the library; the whole is filled out to the edges of the plate by a backgroundrepresenting a brick wall. Signed,Engd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty Street. A large painting of this design hangs in the library at present.
615.New York.New York Society Library.
Allegorical. Minerva, just alighted from the clouds, with garments somewhat displaced by her flight through the air, and with clouds still about her, finds an Indian waiting to receive the volume she holds out to him; as he lays hold of it he seems to be offering his tomahawk in exchange. The shelves of the library are seen behind them, and in the gable the motto,Emollit mores, is painted. The oval frame enclosing this scene is upheld by ribbon and festoons, branches of oak are crossed beneath, and the plate is signed,Maverick. Sct. Crown Street.
616.New York.New York Typographical Society.
Allegorical. A picture of Franklin’s press with the American flag and a liberty pole crossed before it; above, a large eagle with a medallion of Franklin depending from his beak. Not signed, but attributed to Anderson.
617.Norris.George W. Norris.
Armorial. Chippendale. The same copper as the Isaac Norris, with the name changed. Signed,W. G. M.
618.Norris.Isaac Norris.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed,Jas. Turner Sc.Of Philadelphia. Prominent statesman. He directed the placing of the prophetic inscription upon the old Liberty Bell. His library went to the Dickinson College. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.
619.North Carolina.This book is the gift of ... to the University of North Carolina. Anno Dom.
These words appear within a frame of Chippendale ornamentation. Several books disposed about give a literary flavor to what is otherwise a rather meaningless design.
620.Ogden.Lewis Morris Ogden.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Et si ostendo non jacta. Signed,P. Maverick Sc 1801.
621.Ogden.(Anonymous.) The Ogden arms.
Chippendale. Motto,Et si ostendo non jacto. Of New Jersey.
622.Olcott.George Olcott.
Literary. Very nearly the same as the George Goodwin and the Frederick Marsh.
623.Olmsted.Charles H. Olmsted.
Pictorial. The beehive surrounded by flowers. Motto,Non sibi sed aliis. The whole design enclosed in foliated scrolls.
624.Olmsted.H. B. Olmsted.
Pictorial. A beehive beneath low bushes.
625.Oliver.Andrew Oliver.
Armorial. Chippendale. Attributed to Hurd. Motto,Pax quaeritur bello. Of Massachusetts. Colonial statesman. Distributer of stamps under Hutchinson.
626.Orphan Asylum.Orphan Asylum.
Pictorial. A beautiful little picture of the Christ blessing the little ones. The line,Forasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these ye did it unto me, is given under the vignette. Signed,L. Simond del. Seney, Sc.
627.Osborne.Peter Osborne.
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Philadelphia. Master of ship “Pennsylvania Packet,” sailing between Philadelphia and England. Lost in a gale in September, 1775.
628.Osborne.Samuel Osborne.
Armorial. Early Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed,N. Hurd. Scp.Of Boston. Brother of Captain Jeremiah Osborne, who died July 25th, 1768, on his passage from Isle of May to Newport. The only copy of this plate known to me is in the Mauran-Deats collection, and was taken by Mr. Mauran from a folio ledger of 1764.
629.Otis.Harrison Gray Otis.
Crest only. No motto. A graceful festoon on either side of the crest. Of Massachusetts. Statesman and orator.
630.Otis.James Otis. Feby 1773.
Plain name-label, belonging to the orator and patriot of Massachusetts.
631.Otis.James Otis, junr’s BOOK.
A large name-label with the name in big type, with the request,Please return this with care. An ornamental type border.
632.Pace.Henry Pace.
The only information obtainable concerning this plate is the solitary fact that it is the work of Hurd. It is given in Warren’s “First List of English Engravers.”
633.Page.Francis Page of the Inner Temple Esqr. 1703.
Early English. Full mantling envelopes the shield. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Virginia.
634.Page.The Property of Samuel Page.
A frame of Chippendale decoration enclosing simply the name. Resembles the work of Hurd.
635.Paine.
A pictorial plate of the celebrated political and deistical writer, Thomas Paine, is said to be known. Copied from a tail-piece in the “Gentleman’s Magazine.”
636.Panton.Frans. Panton.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Meliora spero. Of New York. A hair-dresser. Had no right to the arms. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Maverick.
637.Panton.Francis Panton Junr.
Landscape. A very peculiar design. The shield is borne by two ducks, who have each an end of a ribbon in their bills, the shield being upheld by it over a stream; mountains in the background, eachhaving one tree on its peak; ducks are swimming in the marsh, and four men in a boat seem in no hurry to get anywhere. Motto,Spes meliora. Signed,Maverick Scp.Of New York.
image of book-plate not available: FrancisPanton Junr.
638.Parke.John Parke. Esqr. A. M.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Terra aut mari. Signed,I. S. Sculp.This was engraved by Skinner, the famous engraver of Bath.
639.Parker.B. Parker.
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto,Aude fieri justum.
640.Parker.James Parker. Esqr.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Cave. A very handsome plate.
641.Parker.Jas. Parker.
Pictorial. Landscape. In the immediate foreground a group of laborers are discussing the first railroad train, which is passing at a safe distance; the old-fashioned engine and car are moving to the left of the picture; behind, mountains, and lakes with shipping, and a distant village are seen. A very elaborate border encloses the scene.
image of book-plate not available: SamuelParker’s, Nº. 45.
642.Parker.Samuel Parker’s. No.
Pictorial.Clio, the Muse of history, sits upon a bank of earth on which her name is given, under the spreading branches of a tree; a youth on bended knee receives from her fair hand a volume; other books and a lyre would indicate that the Muse had further gifts to distribute, or was enjoying a stay at this place. In the dim distance risesthe spire of the school, over which wheels an arrow of wild ducks. Of Roxbury, Mass.
643.Parkman.John Parkman, BOSTON.
Pictorial. A large scroll is laid over a low bush, which it almost hides from view, and on this the name is printed. This is a woodcut border, with the name printed from type within it. Signed (cut in the wood),Russell and Cutler printers.
644.Parsons.Gorham Parsons.
A very pretty name-label; engraved on copper. The name, with appropriate flourishes, is enclosed within an oval wreath, festooned above, and with a cherub’s face among the flowers.
645.Parsons.William Parsons.
Name-label; engraved. Name in an oval frame and festooned above with flowers.
646.Pasley.William Pasley.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Be sure. The thistle and rose used in the ornamentation. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Maverick. Of New York.
647.Paulding.J. K. Paulding.
Armorial in form, although no real arms are shown. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Fidelity. The design of this plate is from the “Captor’s Medal.” An ancestor of the owner of this plate was the principal captor of Major André. A fine estate of the Pauldings’ lies on the Hudson River, with a castellated mansion of white marble, in which the notable library was housed. Author and politician.
648.Paulding.W. Paulding.
Armorial. Signed by Maverick.
649.Peirson.A. L. Peirson.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Consilio manuque. Signed,Annin & Smith Sc.Of Massachusetts.
650.Pease.Lewis Pease.
The PROPERTY of the REVLong may you live to spread a Saviour’s name:Each day be hallow’d by a serious frame.Wisdom assigns the task—His call obey:In fear and meekness, point the narrow way:Strong are your foes, but Christ is strong as they.Pursue with pious zeal th’ road that Jesus trod,Enforce his truths—Exalt a Saviour’s blood:Angelic spirits wait to guide you home,Sustain the cross—shew Men their certain doom,Ensnar’d by Sin a fatal end must come.J ... h B ... n.
The PROPERTY of the REVLong may you live to spread a Saviour’s name:Each day be hallow’d by a serious frame.Wisdom assigns the task—His call obey:In fear and meekness, point the narrow way:Strong are your foes, but Christ is strong as they.Pursue with pious zeal th’ road that Jesus trod,Enforce his truths—Exalt a Saviour’s blood:Angelic spirits wait to guide you home,Sustain the cross—shew Men their certain doom,Ensnar’d by Sin a fatal end must come.J ... h B ... n.
The PROPERTY of the REV
Long may you live to spread a Saviour’s name:Each day be hallow’d by a serious frame.Wisdom assigns the task—His call obey:In fear and meekness, point the narrow way:Strong are your foes, but Christ is strong as they.
Pursue with pious zeal th’ road that Jesus trod,Enforce his truths—Exalt a Saviour’s blood:Angelic spirits wait to guide you home,Sustain the cross—shew Men their certain doom,Ensnar’d by Sin a fatal end must come.
J ... h B ... n.
The above verse is printed from type and enclosed in a border of ornamental type.
651.Pease.Oliver Pease, Owner.
Pictorial. Motto,Read and return. Of Suffield, Conn. A physician. Date probably about 1800. Very similar to the Sally King, which see for a description.
652.Pease.Oliver Pease, Owner.
Pictorial. Motto,Read and return. A variety of the above, in which but one-half of the compass is shown, and a tessellated floor is laid under the pillars.
653.Pell.William F. Pell.
Crest only. Motto,Deus amici et nos.
654.Penn.Edmd. Penn.
Pictorial. A number of books rest upon a shelf; with them, an hour-glass, a sickle, and two sheaves of wheat; a wreath of oak leaves and palm is erected above them, and the name is given upon a scroll which falls over the edge of the shelf. Signed,T. Baddick.
655.Penn.Thomas Penn of Stoke Pogeis in the County of Bucks First Proprietor of Pensilvania.
Early English. Arms and motto as in the succeeding plate, that of his father. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.
656.Penn.William Penn Esqr Proprietor of Pennsylvania. 1703.
Armorial. Early English. Full mantling enveloping the whole shield. Motto,Dum clavum teneam. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 13.
image of book-plate not available: WilliamPenn Esq. Proprietor of Pensylvania: 1703
657.Penn.(Anonymous.) Penn arms.
Supposed to be the plate of Thomas Penn, the son of William. The volume in which the only copy of this plate has been seen has the autograph of J. Logan, and the statement that the book was given to him by Thomas Penn. The William Penn plate is also in the book.
658.Pennington.Pennington.
Plain armorial. Motto,Vincit amor patriae. Of Pennsylvania.
659.Pennington.Edward Pennington.
Name-label; engraved. Festoon above, and sprays of palm and grape-vine below.
660.Pennington.Edward Pennington. Philadelphia.
Pictorial. A reservoir, from which the water is escaping, is overshadowed by palms of some kind. The significance of this design is mysterious. Signed,J. J. Plocher. Sc.
661.Pennington.T. H. Pennington.
The name is printed from type within a circular frame which is engraved. The peculiarity of the plate is that after the abbreviationNo.for the number of the volume, the wordPlatesis given. Whether this was to be erased in volumes which were not illustrated, or the number of illustrations was to be given in those which had them, is hard to say.
662.Pennsylvania.The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Armorial. The arms of William Penn impaling those of the state. Motto,Dum clavum teneam.
663.Pennsylvania.The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
A very handsome steel engraving of the coat-of-arms of the state of Pennsylvania. Motto,Virtue, Liberty and Independence. Another variety of this plate is intended as a gift-plate.
664.Pepperell.(Anonymous.) Sir William Pepperell.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Virtute patria tuemini. A beautiful plate. On a ribbon at the very top,Peperi. William P. Sparhawk, grandson of the first Sir William Pepperell, assumed his name and was created a baronet, Oct. 29, 1774. This was undoubtedly his plate. The vast estates of the family were confiscated in 1778, as they were Loyalists. The crown allowed five hundred pounds to Sir William.
665.Perkins.Thomas Handasyd Perkins.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. A prominent merchant of Boston. Born, 1765.
666.Petigru.James Louis Petigru.
Plain armorial. Motto,Verité sans peur. Prominent lawyer of Charleston, S.C. Born, 1789; died, 1863.
667.Philadelphia.Apprentices Library Co. of Philada.
A group of implements indicative of the work done by the patrons of the Library. On a panel of a desk are the words,Instituted 1820; below this,Science, Art, Virtue. An open book upon the desk displays these words,Take fast hold of instruction let her not go for she is thy life. Proverbs. Ch. 1. ver. 17.
668.Philadelphia.Apprentices Library Company of Phila. Instituted 1820. Opened for girls 1842.
This plate is a little later than the former, and the scene is shifted from the class-room to the forest: here by the running brook, overshadowed by the pines and oaks of the forest, a scroll is found upon a rock bearing the same quotation from Proverbs that appears upon the preceding plate. This is a woodcut very much in the style of Anderson.
669.Philadelphia.The Carpenters Company of Philadelphia, 1724.Armorial in form. On the shield a square is used as a chevron, and is placed between three pairs of dividers. No tinctures. The full sun shines powerfully from above.
670.Philadelphia.The Library Company of Philadelphia.
The name printed from type within a border made up of ornamental type. Motto,Communiter bona profundere Deorum est. Signed, (Printed by Zachariah Paulson jun. No 106 Chestnut-street. May. 1801).
671.Philipse.Frederik Philipse. Esqr.
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. The shield is backed by a brick wall, the foliations are shell-lined, and the upturned shell is in place under the shield. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 111.
672.Phillips.Dinwiddie B. Phillips.
Plain armorial. Motto,Ducit amor patriae. Of Virginia.
673.Phillips.Samuel Phillips His Book 1707.
Name-label, with ornamental type border. Grandfather of the founder of the Academy at Andover and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. Born at Salem, 1690.
674.Phillips Academy.In usum Academiae Phillipsiae Exoniensis.
Armorial. (Phillips arms.) Chippendale. This plate is not signed, but is very similar to the Holyoke plate by Hurd, and is undoubtedly his work. Motto,Pia mente studeatur. Phillips Academy of Andover, Mass.
675.Phillips.
This plate was used in some of the books of Phillips Academy, at Exeter, N.H., and has a representation of the arms of the Phillips family, with a festoon of flowers above it, and below it is appended the following statement and exhortation:—
The Trustees of Phillips Academy to whom is committed the distribution of the pious bounty of the lateLt. Gov. Phillipswishing to co-operate in the same benevolent and useful design, affectionately recommend this inestimable book to the serious and careful perusal of every person into whose hands it may fall.Reader, whoever thou art, the work before you is the production of one of the ablest and best of men, whose praise is in all the churches. Though dead, he is instructing thousands by his numerous and excellent practical (?) writings which have survived him. Among these,The Saints’ Resthas been most highly esteemed. He wrote it in the near view of death, when in feeble health, and for his own immediate use; and he testifies that he derived “more benefit from it, than from all the other studies of his life.” Few books have ever received higher commendations, been translated into more languages, passed through more numerous editions, been more read, or more useful in the Christian church than this. No person of a serious mind can read it without profit.“To allure our desires, it unveils the sanctuary above, and discovers the glories and joys of the blessed in the Divine presence, by a light so strong and lively, that all the glittering vanities of this world vanish in the comparison, and a sincere believer will despise them, as one of mature age does the toys and baubles of children.To excite our fearshe removes the screen, and represents the tormenting passions ofthe damned in those dreadful colors, that, if duly considered, would check and control the unbridled licentious appetites of the most sensual.”[A]
The Trustees of Phillips Academy to whom is committed the distribution of the pious bounty of the lateLt. Gov. Phillipswishing to co-operate in the same benevolent and useful design, affectionately recommend this inestimable book to the serious and careful perusal of every person into whose hands it may fall.
Reader, whoever thou art, the work before you is the production of one of the ablest and best of men, whose praise is in all the churches. Though dead, he is instructing thousands by his numerous and excellent practical (?) writings which have survived him. Among these,The Saints’ Resthas been most highly esteemed. He wrote it in the near view of death, when in feeble health, and for his own immediate use; and he testifies that he derived “more benefit from it, than from all the other studies of his life.” Few books have ever received higher commendations, been translated into more languages, passed through more numerous editions, been more read, or more useful in the Christian church than this. No person of a serious mind can read it without profit.
“To allure our desires, it unveils the sanctuary above, and discovers the glories and joys of the blessed in the Divine presence, by a light so strong and lively, that all the glittering vanities of this world vanish in the comparison, and a sincere believer will despise them, as one of mature age does the toys and baubles of children.To excite our fearshe removes the screen, and represents the tormenting passions ofthe damned in those dreadful colors, that, if duly considered, would check and control the unbridled licentious appetites of the most sensual.”[A]
[A]Dr. Bates.
[A]Dr. Bates.
Reader, the book is in your hands, read, meditate, and then judge for yourself. May the Lord bless the instruction for your spiritual benefit. So will the good design of the pious doner be answered, and the Agents of his bounty have their desired reward.
Reader, the book is in your hands, read, meditate, and then judge for yourself. May the Lord bless the instruction for your spiritual benefit. So will the good design of the pious doner be answered, and the Agents of his bounty have their desired reward.
676.Phœnix Society.Phœnix Society.
Pictorial. A large shield, heart shaped, encloses a picture of a large plantation, evidently with a considerable settlement on the rising ground; a stream meanders through the estate, and various kinds of crops are under cultivation; a little summer-house is seen at the end of a long path. A large curtain is draped over the shield, and a stag and a lion guard it at the foot. Under all, a tablet shows a second smaller shield quartered heraldically, and bearing a hunter’s horn, a right arm, a quill and roll of paper, and a twig from an oak tree on the four quarters; this is draped with a festoon of holly leaves, and a line in Greek impossible of translation is given above it. The meaning and use of this plate is mysterious. It came from Charleston, S.C.
677.Pickering.Henry Pickering.
Armorial. Crest only. Poet.
678.Pickering.John Pickering Junr.
Plain armorial. No motto.
679.Pickering.T. A. Pickering.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Possibly by Callender.
680.Pierce.William L. Pierce.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,In futura spector. Signed,Maverick Sculpt.Of New York.
681.Pierpont.Charles Pierpont.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Manet amicitia florebit que semper. Signed,S. Hill.
682.Pierpont.John Pierpont.
Simply a name-label engraved on copper. Minister and poet of Litchfield, Conn. Born, 1785.
683.Pinfold.Charles Pinfold. LL.D.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Two different plates are known, but they are very similar.
684.Pinfold.Charles Pinfold LL.D. Governor of Barbadoes.
Same as above, with title added.
685.Pintard.John Pintard, LL.D.
Armorial. Pictorial. Signed,Anderson. The shield rests at the foot of a palm tree; an anchor lies behind it; the motto,Never despair, is given on a ribbon and the motto,Fais bien crains rien, is on the oval shield. The following line in Greek is also given, Κατἁ οχοχὁν ὁιωχω, while a fourth motto,Depressa resurgo, is seen on a ribbon floating over the top of the tree. This is a fine woodcut. Founder of the New York Historical Society.
686.Pintard.John Pintard.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto,Fais, bien crains, rien. Signed,Maverick Sct.
687.Poor.Benjamin Poor.
Plain armorial. Motto,Pauper non in spe. Father of Major Ben: Perley Poore.
688.Popham.William Popham.
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Signed,Maverick Scp.Of New York.
689.Poulson.John Poulson’s.
A name-label printed wholly from type, the border being very elaborate. Signed,Printed by Zachariah Poulson Junior. Of Philadelphia.
690.Powel.Samuel Powel.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Proprium decus et petrum. This is a better plate in execution than those made by Dawkins, and as it is almost identical with the John Morgan, M.D., plate, which is probably by Dawkins, it may have been his model. Heseems to have copied freely from the designs of other engravers. This plate may have been the work of W. Smith, who engraved the William Spry. The Ryland Randolph, which is undoubtedly English in execution, is similar to all these and better than them all. Of Philadelphia. Twice mayor of the city.
691.Powell.Hare Samuel Powell.
Armorial.
692.Powell.John H. Powell.
The same copper as the Samuel Powell plate, with the name altered. Founder of Pennsylvania Agricultural Society.
693.Powell.Philip Powell.
Armorial.
694.Power.James Power of King William County. Price.
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto,Impavide. Of Virginia.
695.Pownall.Thomas Pownall.
Armorial. Book-pile. Motto,Videte et cavete ab avaritia. Luke. 12. xv.This is a typical “Book-pile” plate. The books are arranged in tiers, with the shield in the centre; globes stand upon the topmost books at either side; a scroll falls from under the shield and bears the name; the second motto is placed under all,The Wicked borroweth & payeth not again. Born in England in 1722; came to America in 1753; Lieutenant-Governor of New Jersey in 1755; Governor of Massachusetts in 1757, and of South Carolina in 1760; returned to England, entered Parliament, and died at Bath in 1805.
696.Prescott.William Prescott.
Crest only. Motto,Nil conscire sibi. Father of the historian. Lawyer and jurist.
697.Prescott.William H. Prescott.
Plain armorial. Motto,Non conscire sibi. Signed,A&S. The eminent historian.