as interesting to the lovers of the as any king in Christendom or Heathenesse

This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.

In the months following the January Convention, discussions in the various towns in New Connecticut were generally pro-independent, but there was a core of towns around Brattleboro which, for a time, viewed the stance of independence as foolish and advocated a retention of the ties with New York.

[S]uffice it to record, that blessed with a numerous progeny, Emily found herself completely embosomed in domestic bliss: […]