The North American Review, Volume 126University of Northern Iowa, 1878 - North American review and miscellaneous journal Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... morality , which are appli- cable to the whole private and public conduct of men , then de- termines the limitation of the authority of the State speaking through its legislative or judicial tribunals in compelling that application ...
... morality , which are appli- cable to the whole private and public conduct of men , then de- termines the limitation of the authority of the State speaking through its legislative or judicial tribunals in compelling that application ...
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... moral law to the conduct of men ; fearless of opposition ; of command- ing presence ; with the faculty of rapid and thorough investiga- tion ; with vast stores of learning always at his command ; of a magnetic eloquence which inspired ...
... moral law to the conduct of men ; fearless of opposition ; of command- ing presence ; with the faculty of rapid and thorough investiga- tion ; with vast stores of learning always at his command ; of a magnetic eloquence which inspired ...
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great mental and moral qualities we have ascribed to Charles Sumner . There will be this to add , that throughout he ... morals and duty - the opening sentences of the Decla- ration of Independence , the Sermon on the Mount , the Golden ...
great mental and moral qualities we have ascribed to Charles Sumner . There will be this to add , that throughout he ... morals and duty - the opening sentences of the Decla- ration of Independence , the Sermon on the Mount , the Golden ...
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... moral nature , courage which attacked the strongest enemy , and an abso- lute refusal to compromise one jot or tittle of what he deemed right , though it were to save the universe from threatened de- struction - these were his open ...
... moral nature , courage which attacked the strongest enemy , and an abso- lute refusal to compromise one jot or tittle of what he deemed right , though it were to save the universe from threatened de- struction - these were his open ...
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... moral qualities that I wish to speak , for these have been the traits which , in after - years , as I have considered the successive acts and utterances of this remarkable man , fastened most strongly my attention , and impressed ...
... moral qualities that I wish to speak , for these have been the traits which , in after - years , as I have considered the successive acts and utterances of this remarkable man , fastened most strongly my attention , and impressed ...
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Page 355 - And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen ; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Page 333 - And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 385 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.
Page 350 - Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Page 380 - Lecky has not chosen to deal with events in chronological order, nor does he present the details of personal, party, or military affaire. The work is rather an attempt 'to disengage from the great mass of facts those which relate to the permanent forces of the nation, or which indicate some of the more enduring features of national life...
Page 192 - It presents in an inexpensive form, considering its great amount of matter, with freshness, owing to its weekly issue, and with a satisfactory completeness...
Page 164 - United States notes, and of all the interest-bearing obligations of the United States, except in cases where the law authorizing the issue of any such obligation has expressly provided that the same may be paid in lawful money or other currency than gold and silver.
Page 193 - ... a good musket, or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball : or, with a good rifle, knapsack, shot pouch, and powder horn, twenty balls, suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder...
Page 385 - I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Page 516 - The cause to which I allude is the constant tendency in all animated life to increase beyond the nourishment prepared for it.