"Rodgers" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... replied the mate, who, had said his name was Jack Rodgers. "But first answer my question. A great ...
— Five Thousand Miles Underground • Roy Rockwood
... kind was going on. And steam here, instead of being a ruler, is a drudge, turning a grindstone or rolling out a bar of steel, but all the accuracy and skill of hand is the Man's. And consequently there was, we thought, a healthier aspect about the men engaged. None of the Rodgers remain who founded the firm in my father's time. I saw some pairs of his scissors in the show-room still kept under the name of ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo Volume 1 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa
... Practical," and "Tell Jesus." The last named book was especially helpful in forming my Christian character, containing as it does so many precious experiences of trusting in God. I had the privilege also of reading the works of Mrs. Fletcher, Hester Ann Rodgers, and John Wesley. For the privilege of reading all these, I give God thanks. I put the experiences of which I read to a practical test, thus proving that what God had done for others, he would do for me also. After ...
— Trials and Triumphs of Faith • Mary Cole
... nest of pirates, Jefferson in 1801 sent over a fleet which was to blockade the coast of Tripoli and that of any other Barbary power that might be at war with us. But four years passed, and Tripoli was five times bombarded before terms of peace were dictated by Captain Rodgers under the muzzles of his ...
— A Brief History of the United States • John Bach McMaster |
