 | 1864 - 420 pages
...open, handsome face of our city. It is reported that Mr. Ellicott sakl, " God had made Buffalo, and he must try to make Batavia." God did make the place...its surroundings ; the wooded ridge gently sloping towards the sun — the Lake stretching far away to the west, and pouring its unceasing flood along... | |
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1879 - 474 pages
...of daily events, and content oneself with gathering traditions and memories, and picturing the past. the sun, the lake stretching far away to the west,...all together, as seen from the Reservoir on Niagara Street, is a noble panorama. I love to take strangers to see it. God made these surroundings and background... | |
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1880 - 480 pages
...upon what is to be the site of his house, he stands by his compass, indicating the lines which now are our streets: Main Street, running north and south...all together, as seen from the Reservoir on Niagara Street, is a noble panorama. I love to take strangers to see it. God made these surroundings and background... | |
 | George Washington Hosmer - 1882 - 392 pages
...open, handsome face of our city. It is reported that Mr. P^llicott said, "God had made Buffalo, and he must try to make Batavia." God did make the place...all together, as seen from the reservoir on Niagara Street, is a noble panorama. I love to take strangers to see it. God made these surroundings and background... | |
 | George Washington Hosmer - 1882 - 388 pages
...open, handsome face of our city. It is reported that Mr. Ellicott said, " God had made Buffalo, and he must try to make Batavia." God did make the place...Canada shore, the Chautauqua and Cattaraugus hills, arid the high lands of Evans, Aurora, and Wales — all together, as seen from the reservoir on Niagara... | |
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