North America. by Anthony Trollope.

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Michigan Publishing, 1863 - History - 672 pages
 

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Page 295 - diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties, and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislatures and magistrates, in all
Page 294 - arising from the school trust fund, will secure a thorough and efficient system of common schools throughout the State ; but no religious or other sect or sects shall ever have any exclusive right or control of any part of the school funds of this State.
Page 236 - provided that they shall not only maintain themselves, but maintain to a considerable extent the State expenditure also, and stand in lieu of taxation. It is provided, Section 6, that the " legislature shall not sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of the canals of the State ; but that they shall remain the property of the State, and under its management forever.
Page 234 - no man of color, unless he shall have been for three years a citizen of the State, and for one year next preceding any election shall have been possessed of a freehold estate of the value of 250 dollars,
Page 234 - which he votes. He can vote for all " officers that now are, or hereafter may be, elective by the people.
Page 100 - Island as it is called—which, as the reader will understand, divides the river immediately above the falls. Indeed, the island is a part of that precipitously-broken ledge over which the river tumbles, and no doubt in process of * time will be worn away and covered with water. The time, however, will be very long. In the
Page 103 - to show itself in so complete and entire a shape, as it will do when you come to stand near to it on the opposite or Canadian shore. But I think that it shows itself more beautifully. And the form of the cataract is such that here, on Goat Island, on the American
Page 220 - by the badges and dress of the charity. We Englishmenknow well the type of each, and have a fairly correct idea of the amount of education which is imparted to them. We see the result afterward when the same girls become our servants, and the wives of our grooms and porters.
Page 165 - began then to know what it was for a country to overflow with milk and honey, to burst with its own fruits and be smothered by its own riches./ From St. Paul down the Mississippi, by the shores of Wisconsin and Iowa ; by the ports on Lake Pepin ; by La Crosse, from
Page 233 - or grant of agricultural land for a longer period than twelve years hereafter made, in which shall be reserved any rent or

About the author (1863)

Anthony Trollope was born in London, England on April 24, 1815. In 1834, he became a junior clerk in the General Post Office, London. In 1841, he became a deputy postal surveyor in Banagher, Ireland. He was sent on many postal missions ending up as a surveyor general in the post office outside of London. His first novel, The Macdermots of Ballycloran, was published in 1847. His other works included Castle Richmond, The Last Chronicle of Barset, Lady Anna, The Two Heroines of Plumplington, and The Noble Jilt. He died after suffering from a paralytic stroke on December 6, 1882.

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