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Dear Princeton! (1853)

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Biographical excerpt on Joseph Addison Alexander, recounting his boyhood at Stony Brook, schooling, early writings, language study, and influences leading to his Princeton seminary career.

Lines ‘To a Fatherless Girl’ (1851)

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Biography excerpt: Addison Alexander’s deep grief at funerals and his poem "To a Fatherless Child," offering Christian consolation and assurance.

Solitude (c. 1819)

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Biography of Joseph Addison Alexander, D.D., Princeton Theological Seminary professor, featuring his early poetical ventures such as "Solitude" and "The Pleasures of Study."

The Death of Rezeau Brown (1834)

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Early biographical sketch of Joseph Addison Alexander, highlighting his devoted Christian character, fervent preaching at Princeton, and his sorrow over a friend’s death.

The Fall of Ispahan (1828)

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Volume I of the biography of Joseph Addison Alexander containing Oriental and classical poems (e.g., "The Fall of Ispahan" and "A Vision of Greece") evoking exile and national ruin.

The Life of Joseph Addison Alexander, D.D., Vol. 1

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Biography of Joseph Addison Alexander, Princeton professor and biblical scholar. Chronicles his education, Oriental language studies, teaching, preaching, and writings.

The Parricide (c. 1819)

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Biography of Joseph Addison Alexander (Vol. I) detailing his boyhood, early poetic ventures and studies, with an excerpt quoting Psalm 102.

The Pleasures of Study (c. 1819)

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Biography of Joseph Addison Alexander, Princeton professor, featuring youthful poems ‘Solitude’ and ‘The Pleasures of Study’ that reveal his early literary bent.

The Tears of Esau (1827)

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Biographical excerpt on Joseph Addison Alexander, Princeton theological professor, highlighting his poem ‘The Tears of Esau’ and literary character. Includes citation to Genesis 27.

Thoughts of Home (1833)

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Excerpt from Joseph Addison Alexander’s biography: travel reflections in Italy, nostalgic meditations on home, and a bishop’s encounter with an Italian Bible (psalm 19).

Thrice Transplanted (1859)

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Volume II biography of Joseph Addison Alexander, Princeton theological professor. Contains poems, letters, and editorial notes; published 1869 by Charles Scribner & Co.

Verses Written at Turin (1833)

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Biography of Joseph A. Alexander with travel notes, Italian and devotional verses, and Scripture reflections (notably Matthew 2:10 and Psalm 23).

Joseph Addison Alexander

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Biography of Joseph Addison Alexander: Princeton scholar, linguist, seminary professor and biblical commentator known for Hebrew learning, Isaiah lectures, and influential preaching.

The Doomed Man (1837)

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Anthology of poems and prose reflecting on life’s brevity, mortality, and moral responsibility. Urges repentance and reflection on God’s patience and judgment.

Bishop Doane and the Oxford Tracts

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Discusses 1840s debates over public funding for religious schools, the Catholic claim to common school funds, and controversies around Bishop Doane and the Oxford Tracts.

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

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Review of works on the primitive church and a detailed report on the 1843 General Assembly and the Church of Scotland’s Disruption—conflict over patronage, the Veto Act, and church-state jurisdiction.

Sacerdotal Absolution

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Critical review of a sermon defending sacerdotal (clerical) absolution. Examines historical and scriptural proofs (John 20; Matt. 16, 18) and argues ministers lack an authoritative power to forgive sins.

Dr. Spring on the Power of the Pulpit

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Review of Dr. Spring’s charge that the pulpit has deteriorated because of seminaries. The reviewer disputes this, defending theological education and warning against nostalgic bias.

Notes on New Testament Literature and Ecclesiastical History

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Lecture fragments on New Testament literature and ecclesiastical history: canon, Septuagint, Greek of the NT, Apostolic Fathers, historiography, and periodization of church history.

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