The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary for General Knowledge, Volume 15George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana D. Appleton and Company, 1883 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Give Us This Day from the beginning , and I thank all of you who have been its faithful readers over the years . While I originally wrote Give Us This Day primarily for the Reformed Episcopal Church in Hot Springs , Arkansas at which I ...
... Give Us This Day from the beginning , and I thank all of you who have been its faithful readers over the years . While I originally wrote Give Us This Day primarily for the Reformed Episcopal Church in Hot Springs , Arkansas at which I ...
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... give way to other aircraft of a different category in the following order , but under any circumstances , mechanically driven aircraft shall give way to aircraft which are seen to be towing other aircraft . ( a ) Airplanes and ...
... give way to other aircraft of a different category in the following order , but under any circumstances , mechanically driven aircraft shall give way to aircraft which are seen to be towing other aircraft . ( a ) Airplanes and ...
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... give His disciples a practical lesson in what can happen when there is a need and we trust Him to bless what we have so that need can be met. I believe it gives us opportunity to learn some principles about how the triune God is able to ...
... give His disciples a practical lesson in what can happen when there is a need and we trust Him to bless what we have so that need can be met. I believe it gives us opportunity to learn some principles about how the triune God is able to ...
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... give a considerably smaller gift. The difference between a comma and a decimal meant two fewer zeros. Their exhilaration disappeared like air out of a balloon. David sent an email from Kenya to the donor, insisting on re‐turning the ...
... give a considerably smaller gift. The difference between a comma and a decimal meant two fewer zeros. Their exhilaration disappeared like air out of a balloon. David sent an email from Kenya to the donor, insisting on re‐turning the ...
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... give up the pacifier when, after a few days, it will be trimmed so short there will no longer be anything to put in their mouth. If you do not decide to reduce the number of pacifiers at home to one, make sure you trim all of them. This ...
... give up the pacifier when, after a few days, it will be trimmed so short there will no longer be anything to put in their mouth. If you do not decide to reduce the number of pacifiers at home to one, make sure you trim all of them. This ...
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Page 99 - If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could save 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 99 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free...
Page 95 - The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law...
Page 99 - Resolved, That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Page 95 - It is so odious that nothing can be suffered to support it but positive law. Whatever inconveniences, therefore, may follow from the decision, I cannot say this case is allowed or approved by the law of England; and therefore the black must be discharged.
Page 99 - St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the fortyeight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess...
Page 25 - General was and being thirsty with excess of bleeding, he called for drink, which was presently brought him; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting up his eyes at the bottle. Which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his head before he drank and delivered it to the poor man with these words, 'Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.
Page 99 - ... first above mentioned, order and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemine, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St.
Page 310 - Star-Chamber censuring the breach and disobedience to those proclamations by very great fines and imprisonment ; so that any disrespect to any acts of state or to the persons of statesmen was in no time more penal, and those foundations of right by which men valued their security...
Page 368 - The Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre by T. Sternhold, J. Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Ebreu ; with apt Notes to sing them •withal...