Mnemonics Applied to the Acquisition of Knowledge; Or, the Art of Memory (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ...minister carry it.' 1721. Use Mary Wortley Montague's handkerchief when you wipe the blood that 'ows after the first Inoculation for the Small Pox in America.8 1722. Let Peter Schuyler's camel assist in the erection of the first trading house at Oswego. 1723. Around the diadem in South Carolina, let the Whites march with a bottle9 as the Blacks play upon the guitar10 and the Pirates die in R. I." 1724. The Pragmatic Sanction was acceded to by most of the States of Europe, in the same year, that Jesuit dog, Father Ealle was killed at the destruction of Norridgwock. 1725. Load the elephant with the first stereotype plates cast by William Ged. 1726. Did William Parks crush the emmet in setting up the firit printing-press in Virginia.12 1727. From Delaware to Kennebeck, Each tee was shaken well; St. Peter's church in Martinique, A mass of ruins fell; 0, to hom many a thoughtless one, Was half past ten, a knell." 1728. An extreme drouth in South Carolina was followed by a dreadful hurricane that swept as with the broom of destruction, causing a terrible inundation, and this was succeeded by that awful scourge, the yellow fever, which swept off" multitudes of the inhabitants. 1729. The Natchez Indians massacre all the French turkies" that came in their way, the same year that Methodism took its rise and Baltimore was founded. 1 George I. ascended the throne of England in 1714. 8 In 1716 Septennial Parliaments were introduced. 8 G-ermany, H-olland, Quadruple Alliance against E-ngland, ' Spain. F-rance. The Proprietary government of South Carolina abolished. 5 The first Presbyterian Church was erected in the city of New York. 6 Tea began to be used in New England. 7 Robert "Walpole became prime minister of England in 1720. 8 Mary Wortley Mon...