 | William Dillingham - 1884 - 84 pàgines
...erected a Puritan foundation." " No, madam," he answered, "far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws, but I have set...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." The college maintained the traditional policy of its foundation ; and in 1636 a strong report was sent... | |
 | Emmanuel College (University of Cambridge) - 1884 - 118 pàgines
...erected a Puritan foundation." "No, Madam," he replied, "far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws, but I have set...it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the frtiit thereof." Thus far the conversation has been often repeated, but the sequel is, we believe,... | |
 | George Lewis - 1886 - 474 pàgines
..." nor that with much discretion he replied, " No, Madam, far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." Elsewhere he says, " We have founded the College, with the design that it should be, by the grace of... | |
 | William Hendry Stowell, Sir Daniel Wilson - 1888 - 622 pàgines
...erected a Puritan foundation." "No, Madam," he replied, "far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, Qod alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." On which Fuller remarks : " Sure I am at this day... | |
 | John Willis Clark - 1890 - 352 pàgines
...erected a Puritan foundation." " No, Madam," he replied ; " far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." The charter granted to him by the Queen is dated nth of January, 1584. Therein his foundation is described... | |
 | Sarah Knowles Bolton - 1893 - 212 pàgines
...erected a Puritan foundation," his reply was, " No, madam ; far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws; but I have set...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." America is showing the fruit in a great host scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific, who love right... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1894 - 476 pàgines
...puritan foundation,' to which Mildmay replied : ' No, madam ; fur be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws ; but I have set...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.' His statutes for the government of Emmanuel College bear date 1 Oct. 1585. They are at tested oy his... | |
 | Abigail Ann Allen - 1894 - 446 pàgines
...Elizabeth, she said to him, "Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a Puritan foundation." He replied, " I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." Emanual College proved to be the nursery of Puritanism, and the source from which emanated much of... | |
 | Abigail Ann Maxson Allen - 1894 - 444 pàgines
...Elizabeth, she said to him, "Sir Walter, I hear you have erected a Puritan foundation." He replied, "I have set an acorn, which, when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the frt1it thereof." Kmanual College proved to be the nursery of Puritanism, and the source from which... | |
 | William White (sub-librarian of Trinity college, Cambridge.) - 1896 - 364 pàgines
...have erected a Puritan foundation ;" he replied, "No, madam, far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws, but I have set...oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof." The College was soon after this established by Sir Walter Mildmay, who gave to it a code of statutes,... | |
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far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws; but I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof. 
