From Beith he soon
received a call to the large and flourishing town of Paisley; where he resided
with high reputation, and laboured in the work of the Lord with uncommon
success; and there his name will long be held in sacred remembrance. (“Biography.
Memoir of the Late Rev. John Witherspoon, D. D. LL. D. President of the New
Jersey College, America,” The
Panoplist, and Missionary Magazine United 2, no. 3 [August 1809]: 97-98)
But it is not yet
too late to retrieve my own esteem by asserting my independence, and resigning
Vivaldi for ever. By resigning him! by abandoning him who loves me,--abandoning
him to misery! Him, whom I cannot even think of without tears,--to whom my vows
have been given,--who may claim me by the sacred remembrance of my dying
friend,--him, to whom my whole heart is devoted! O! miserable alternative!—that
I can no longer act justly. but at the expense of all my future happiness!
Justly! And would it then be just to abandon him, who is willing to resign
every thing for me,--abandon him to ceaseless sorrow, that the prejudices of
his family may be gratified? (Ann Radcliee, The
Italian; Or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents. A Romance, 3
vols. [2d ed.; London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1811], 1:138-39)
The undoubted
preserver of this reasonable and holy confidence, is a sacred remembrance
of the mercies of redemption, and a firm adherence to the precepts of the
Gospel, in opposition to the counsels, the customs, or the ridicule of the
world. Whosoever therefore yields to the delusions of either, bids fair to
renounce his religion; and probably from the fear of human censure will soon
presumptuously brave the condemnation of God. (“Sermon XVII. On the Fear of the
Judgment of Man,” in Sermons
on Moral and Religious Subjects; Adapted for the Use of Families [London:
F. C. and J. Rivington, 1816], 316-17)
Remember you leave
behind you a female; one on whom you have placed your affection. She is young,
artless and innocent. She places implicit confidence in your honor, and you has
she given the protection of her heart. You will be placed in scenes where splendor
will allure, and pleasure entice. She will remain at home, far distant from her
lover; nourishing her worthy affection, in sacred remembrance of the
promises from the object of its passion. Do not forget her, but maintain your
present principles of virtue, which now animates hour breast. Prove yourself
worthy of my confidence, and her esteem. (Guy Mannering, Rosalvo
Delmonmort, A Tale [Boston: Thomas G. Bangs, 1818], 82)
LETTER XLI.
January 20
[1772]
I must write to
you from hence, my dear Charlotte; from a cottage where I have been obliged to
take shelter from a violent storm. In all the time that I have spent in that
melancholy town, amidst strangers—strangers indeed to this heart—I have not
been impelled to write to you: but in this cottage, in this retirement, in this
sort of imprisonment, whilst the snow and hail are driving against my little
window, I find myself retored to you and to myself. The moment I entered, your
figure presented itself before my eyes, and the remembrance of you filed my
heart. Oh! my Charlotte, the sacred remembrance! the tender
recollections!—Gracious Heavens! restore to me that first moment in which I
beheld her! (The
Sorrows of Werther: A German Story [Chiswick: C. Whittingham, 1823], 68)
Persevere, then,
ye noble competitors in this honourable race: the contest is laudable, and the
prize worthy. For you are reserved richer crowns than empire bestows; brighter
laurels than adorned the brows of victors in the Olympic games. When summoned
to your high reward, the mantle of Elijah shall fall upon Elisha, and your
children and children’s children hold your name in sacred remembrance,
and your deeds in veneration! (Henry Smithers, Liverpool,
Its Commerce, Statistics, and Institutions; with a History of the Cotton Trade
[Liverpool: Thos. Kaye, 1825], 318)
The generals about
the person of his Majesty, as also the aides-de-camp general, and the
aides-de-camp of his Imperial Majesty, shall continue to wear the cipher.
Brave warriors! Preserve
for ever the sacred remembrance of Alexander 1st. Let it be the terror
of your enemies, the hope of the country, the pledge of your fidelity and attachment
to my person.
NICHOLAS.
St. Petersburgh,
Dec. 15 (27), 1825. (“Order of the Day of the Emperor to the
Russian Army,” repr. The
Annual Register, Or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature, of the
Year 1825 [London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; C. and J. Rivington, 1826],
103)
Third, following
these as a warning to those who own no other God, neither to make to themselves
idols, but confessing the one only True God, and chastely adhering to
the worship of Hime alone, shall yet be warned to take heed that that Name be
not lightly, profanely, or blasphemously, used for if they who broke the two
first were guilty, neither should he be held guiltless who, though owning One
only Name, should use it without reverence and devotion. Thus they seem to say—First,
Thou shalt have but one God—Second, Therefore beware of making to thyself other
gods—and Third, Be mindful also that my Name be held in sacred
remembrance, for we are to sanctify the Lord God in our hearts. (Eliza
Cheap, The
Guilty Tongue [London: L. B. Seeley & Son, 1827], 39)
