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"And at this very time a venerable friend and contemporary of your Grandfather, after long pilgrimages beyond the sea, has set up his staff of rest at Washington’s headquarters.”
“You mean Professor Longfellow, Grandfather,” said Laurence. “Oh, how I should love to see the author of those beautiful Voices of the Night!”

“How odd it is,” observed Clara, “that the liberties of America should have had anything to do with a cup of tea!”

"He was a poor man, and earned his bread by a humble occupation; but with his tongue and pen he made the King of England tremble on his throne."

“Nevertheless, the world has seen no grander movement than that of our Revolution from first to last,” said Grandfather. “The people, to a man, were full of a great and noble sentiment."

"It was not for threepence, nor for any amount of money, that America quarrelled with England,” replied Grandfather; “it was for a great principle."

Grandfather's Dream.

The War for Independence.

The Tory's Farewell.

The Siege of Boston.

"The happiness of former days was a possession forever. And there was something in the mingled sorrow of his lifetime that became akin to happiness, after being long treasured in the depths of his heart. There it underwent a change, and grew more precious than pure gold."

The Tea Party and Lexington.

A Collection of Portraits.

The Boston Massacre.

The British Troops in Boston.

The Hutchinson Mob.