Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Treasure Room one may see the Latin poem written by Downing at the time of his marriage, "In Nuptias Blri were Honoratifsimi Georgil Downing... Campo exploratoris Generaliffimi." Equally interesting is the tract, "Reply of Sir George Downing Knight and Baronet Extraordinary from His Majesty of Great Britain to the Remarks of the Deputies of the Estates General upon his Memorial of December 20, 1664, Old Stile." This was printed in London "Anno...
...from a letter of Downing in the tract, "A Great Victory God hath Vouchsafed by the Lord General Cromwels Forces against the Scots", is illuminating. "Col: Scot, or Petty Scot isflaine and Col: Buchanan (a man of great eminence and estate among them is taken prifoner as also is Sir John Brown their Commander in chief: Of their foot not 200 escaped and those that are prifoners the most of them are desperately wounded they will hardly live; all their foot Colors are taken and many of their harfe the most of their foot are High landers the reft...
...fourth tract is "A Discourse Written by Sir George Downing, The King of Great Britain's Envoy Extraordinary to the States of the United Provinces Vindicating his Royal Matter from the Infolencies of a Scandalous Libel...
...Sir John Adams, University Professor of Education, Emeritus, at the University of London, distinguished student of educational theory, returns next week to Harvard, having been appointed visiting lecturer in the Graduate School of Education for the second half of the current academic year. Professor Adams, who served in the same capacity last year, will give three courses, beginning Monday, designed to meet the need of those who seek a broader basis for their thinking on problems of educational theory and practice...
...Dear Sir...