Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot, Volumen2R. Bentley, 1853 |
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... extent of swaggering - Pigs , and a speedy way of disposing of them - The spirit of inquiry , and what point to carry it to - American méfiance and English openness ― The only difference which ought to be between the two countries ...
... extent of swaggering - Pigs , and a speedy way of disposing of them - The spirit of inquiry , and what point to carry it to - American méfiance and English openness ― The only difference which ought to be between the two countries ...
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... extent than with common sense , they easily become victims of a false belief . That exten- sive portion of the community coming under the denomination of the lower classes , have been hum- bugged with an impression that they are " the ...
... extent than with common sense , they easily become victims of a false belief . That exten- sive portion of the community coming under the denomination of the lower classes , have been hum- bugged with an impression that they are " the ...
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... extent of this immi- gration , and the consequences arising , and that may arise , out of it , can only be adequately adjudged by a residence in the immediate scene of action . In an earnest desire to populate their compara- tively ...
... extent of this immi- gration , and the consequences arising , and that may arise , out of it , can only be adequately adjudged by a residence in the immediate scene of action . In an earnest desire to populate their compara- tively ...
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... extent to which railroads have been carried , could only have been accomplished by Irish navvies ( we believe that word is , in modern phraseology , descriptive of labourers on public roads ) ; the incessant operation of pulling down ...
... extent to which railroads have been carried , could only have been accomplished by Irish navvies ( we believe that word is , in modern phraseology , descriptive of labourers on public roads ) ; the incessant operation of pulling down ...
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... extent than they do . It is just the same with us ; or rather , it is worse with us , for we neglect our own sterling talent , * to follow in the wake of any new importation from " foreign parts . " This train of reasoning , however ...
... extent than they do . It is just the same with us ; or rather , it is worse with us , for we neglect our own sterling talent , * to follow in the wake of any new importation from " foreign parts . " This train of reasoning , however ...
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Página 177 - And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest, that -'Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ.
Página 160 - Hues which have words, and speak to ye of heaven, Floats o'er this vast and wondrous monument, And shadows forth its glory. There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower.
Página 3 - By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection...
Página 137 - I candidly confess that I have ever looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries and isthmus bordering on it, as well as all those whose waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being.
Página 317 - ... of your family depending on an adherence to the principles that enthroned it ; for the safety and welfare of your kingdoms and dominions, threatened with almost unavoidable dangers and distresses ; that your majesty, as the loving father of your whole people, connected by the same bonds of law', loyalty, faith, and blood, though dwelling in various countries, will not suffer the transcendent relation formed by these ties, to be further violated, in uncertain expectation of effects, which, if...
Página 32 - Government, the other half to him or them that shall inform or sue for the same...
Página 120 - O you ! whom vanity's light bark conveys On fame's mad voyage by the wind of praise, With what a shifting gale your course you ply, For ever sunk too low, or born too high ! Who pants for glory finds but short repose, A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.
Página 317 - Permit us, then, most gracious Sovereign, in the name of all your faithful people in America, with the utmost humility, to implore you, for the honor of Almighty God, whose pure religion our enemies are undermining...
Página 154 - HILL.] (3) [The plan of going to bed early, and rising betimes, has been called the golden rule for the attainment of health and long life.
Página 317 - We, therefore, most earnestly beseech your majesty that your royal authority and interposition may be used for our relief, and that a gracious answer may be given to this petition.