Memoirs and select remains of an only son [W.F. Durant].T. Hamilton, 1822 - 278 páginas A biographical account of William Friend Durant. |
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... will be rea- dily believed but , as he could only make a selection , he can confidently * The first and last chapters of An " ESSAY ON TRIBUNICIAL POWER , " are given . assert , that there are among the unpub- lished pieces vi PREFACE .
... will be rea- dily believed but , as he could only make a selection , he can confidently * The first and last chapters of An " ESSAY ON TRIBUNICIAL POWER , " are given . assert , that there are among the unpub- lished pieces vi PREFACE .
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... cha- racter and success at College ....... His return in 1819 , and his labours during the Vacation ..... 182 ... 188 192 Prize Essay on the Tribunicial Power among the Romans MEMOIRS , & c . My beloved child , WILLIAM CONTENTS .
... cha- racter and success at College ....... His return in 1819 , and his labours during the Vacation ..... 182 ... 188 192 Prize Essay on the Tribunicial Power among the Romans MEMOIRS , & c . My beloved child , WILLIAM CONTENTS .
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... TRIBUNICIAL POWER AMONG THE ROMANS , ( which gained the first prize ) . He never skimmed the sur- face of any subject ; and this essay , which would make a respectable volume , displayed great research and uncommon discrimination . * He ...
... TRIBUNICIAL POWER AMONG THE ROMANS , ( which gained the first prize ) . He never skimmed the sur- face of any subject ; and this essay , which would make a respectable volume , displayed great research and uncommon discrimination . * He ...
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... Tribunicial power is much too long for insertion in these memoirs . It consists of An INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.- CHAPTER II . which contains preliminary con- siderations on Roman Government , from the foundation of the city , to the year ...
... Tribunicial power is much too long for insertion in these memoirs . It consists of An INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.- CHAPTER II . which contains preliminary con- siderations on Roman Government , from the foundation of the city , to the year ...
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... tribunal power injurious or beneficial to the state ? The copy in my possession is less perfect than that which was given in at College for he improved it , and , in some slight degree ... TRIBUNICIAL ROWER . ސ INTRODUCTORY . CHAP 193.
... tribunal power injurious or beneficial to the state ? The copy in my possession is less perfect than that which was given in at College for he improved it , and , in some slight degree ... TRIBUNICIAL ROWER . ސ INTRODUCTORY . CHAP 193.
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Página 87 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Página v - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Página 8 - Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
Página 61 - Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure.
Página 2 - The LORD gave and the LORD taketh away, and blessed be the name of the LORD.
Página 38 - God that his parents 37 had never departed from it. I am not sure that my agony, on hearing of his death, was much more intense than that which I then endured, from an apprehension of his guilt. Instantly, but without betraying my emotions, I asked him what he had said. He answered, at once, in so artless and unembarrassed a manner, as to convince me that he was unconscious of falsehood, — that there must have been some misconception in the case, and that my boy was yet innocent.
Página 38 - ... death, was much more intense than that which I then endured, from an apprehension of his guilt. Instantly, but without betraying my emotions, I asked him what he had said. He answered, at once, in so artless and unembarrassed a manner, as to convince me that he was unconscious of falsehood, — that there must have been some misconception in the case, and that my boy was yet innocent. I pursued the inquiry, and in a few moments found, to my inexpressible joy, that he was perfectly correct in...
Página 4 - Thou embryo-angel, or thou infant fiend, A being now begun, but ne'er to end, What boding fears a Father's heart torment, Trembling and anxious for the grand event, Lest thy young soul so late by...
Página 37 - I was thunderstruck and almost distracted ; for the information seemed to blast my most cherished hopes. This might, I thought, be the commencement of a series of evils for ever ruinous to our peace. I am not — I never was — naturally of a temper to augur the worst; but the first grand moral delinquency, even at such...
Página 156 - He will have it known, that though he uses instruments, he needs them not. It is a piece of divine royalty and magnificence, that when he hath prepared and polished such a utensil, so as to be capable of great service, he can lay it by without loss.