The Quarterly Review, Volume 111John Murray, 1862 - English literature |
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... knowledge he may , in his uncertainty , waste time and cause danger at the same moment . This is the way in which many collisions occur , and the simple mode by which they may be avoided . Not only should a statement of the time of ...
... knowledge he may , in his uncertainty , waste time and cause danger at the same moment . This is the way in which many collisions occur , and the simple mode by which they may be avoided . Not only should a statement of the time of ...
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... knowledge of any fraction of history worth knowing . But as such books will always continue to be published while money is an object with ' families into whose hands they have got , ' and will certainly be read when published ( Miss ...
... knowledge of any fraction of history worth knowing . But as such books will always continue to be published while money is an object with ' families into whose hands they have got , ' and will certainly be read when published ( Miss ...
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... knowledge of the person- ages and ways of its curious Court very rare with English people , and which furnishes the most amusing portion of her foreign diaries . She was at Rome when the French agitator , Basseville , was murdered by ...
... knowledge of the person- ages and ways of its curious Court very rare with English people , and which furnishes the most amusing portion of her foreign diaries . She was at Rome when the French agitator , Basseville , was murdered by ...
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... knowledge of the facts , introduced herself , was certainly not such as the well - regulated mind of a duenna of fifty would usually select as a refuge after the storms of life . The daughter of George and Caroline was now just ...
... knowledge of the facts , introduced herself , was certainly not such as the well - regulated mind of a duenna of fifty would usually select as a refuge after the storms of life . The daughter of George and Caroline was now just ...
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... knowledge , very little taste , an honest heart , but over - cautious temper , fearful of offending ; ' ' Mr. Sterkey ? minister of the Swiss church , who read French with the Princess , ' strangely described as ' a man of good manners ...
... knowledge , very little taste , an honest heart , but over - cautious temper , fearful of offending ; ' ' Mr. Sterkey ? minister of the Swiss church , who read French with the Princess , ' strangely described as ' a man of good manners ...
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Page 253 - Every state shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions which, by this confederation, are submitted to them. And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state ; and the Union shall be perpetual.
Page 241 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 342 - But what to those who find ? Ah ! this Nor tongue nor pen can show : The love of Jesus, what it is, None but his loved ones know.
Page 491 - Whatever fruits in different climes are found, That proudly rise, or humbly court the ground ; Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear, Whose bright succession decks the varied year ; Whatever sweets salute the northern sky With vernal lives, that blossom but to die ; These here disporting, own the kindred soil, Nor ask luxuriance from the planter's toil ; While sea-born gales their gelid wings expand To winnow fragrance round the smiling land.
Page 250 - But this momentous question, like a firebell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper.
Page 245 - Kansas, and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Page 323 - Thou dost conduct Thy people Through torrents of temptation ; Nor will we fear, while Thou art near, The fire of tribulation : The world, with sin and Satan, In vain our march opposes ; By Thee we shall break through them all, And sing the song of Moses.
Page 241 - I now reiterate these sentiments ; and, in doing so, I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible, that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in anywise endangered by the now incoming administration.
Page 241 - I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment, however, I have not seen— has passed Congress, to the effect that the federal government shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States, including that of persons held to service.
Page 254 - Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...