The North American Review, Volume 102O. Everett, 1866 - North American review Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... fact would probably be confessed by every American who has considered the subject at all . It must , indeed , be evi ... facts absolute are less clearly seen than facts relative , this one can be rightly estimated only by comparison . If ...
... fact would probably be confessed by every American who has considered the subject at all . It must , indeed , be evi ... facts absolute are less clearly seen than facts relative , this one can be rightly estimated only by comparison . If ...
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... fact that it is the best work , in important respects , of its author , while the Andes is one of its painter's less successful pictures . " The Greek Slave " is a clever statue , appealing to a very ready sentiment , pity for the far ...
... fact that it is the best work , in important respects , of its author , while the Andes is one of its painter's less successful pictures . " The Greek Slave " is a clever statue , appealing to a very ready sentiment , pity for the far ...
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... facts in the history of political philosophy . The at- tempt will be made in this paper to show that climatic influ ... facts exerted a great influence upon Se- cession . If any of these facts is assigned as the cause 1866. ] 25 ...
... facts in the history of political philosophy . The at- tempt will be made in this paper to show that climatic influ ... facts exerted a great influence upon Se- cession . If any of these facts is assigned as the cause 1866. ] 25 ...
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... fact that manufactures were estab- lished in the North nearly two centuries before the abolition of slavery . But in New England , where manufactures succeeded , while they failed in Virginia , the soil gave but a bare subsistence ...
... fact that manufactures were estab- lished in the North nearly two centuries before the abolition of slavery . But in New England , where manufactures succeeded , while they failed in Virginia , the soil gave but a bare subsistence ...
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... fact , in a purely agricultural country , whatever the staple may be , there can be but few towns , since these are in modern times generally the result of manufacturing or commercial activity . Most of the large and many small towns of ...
... fact , in a purely agricultural country , whatever the staple may be , there can be but few towns , since these are in modern times generally the result of manufacturing or commercial activity . Most of the large and many small towns of ...
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Page 358 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing; Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence: truths that wake, To perish never...
Page 261 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 44 - The only case in which, on mere principles of political economy, protecting duties can be defensible, is when they are imposed temporarily (especially in a young and rising nation) in hopes of naturalizing a foreign industry, in itself perfectly suitable to the circumstances of the country. The superiority of one country over another in a branch of production, often arises only from having begun it sooner. There may be no inherent advantage on one part, or disadvantage on the other, but only a present...
Page 44 - A protecting duty, continued for a reasonable time, will sometimes be the least inconvenient mode in which the nation can tax itself for the support of such an experiment.
Page 555 - When first informed of the existence of the "law of interest," the world must have felt much as did Moliere's M. Jourdain, who was surprised to learn from his professors of languages that he "had been talking prose all his life without knowing it.
Page 614 - Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot be otherwise preserved ?" He maintained the affirmative, and this collegiate exercise furnished a very significant index to his subsequent political career.
Page 77 - The Healing of the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple...
Page 162 - By these operations new channels of communication will be opened between the States, the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties.
Page 526 - ... particular turn of thoughts and expression, which are the characters that distinguish, and as it were individuate, him from all other writers. When we are come thus far, it is time to look into ourselves ; to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the same turn, if our tongue will bear it, or if not, to vary but the dress, not to alter or destroy the substance.
Page 484 - all territory, places and possessions whatsoever, taken by either party from the other during the war, or which may be taken after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the islands thereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay...