The Quarterly Review, Volume 111John Murray, 1862 - English literature |
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... perhaps , from being overturned , and the other carriages from mounting upon and fracturing one another ; and converts what might otherwise be a very serious accident , into one which is attended with only slight results . On some parts ...
... perhaps , from being overturned , and the other carriages from mounting upon and fracturing one another ; and converts what might otherwise be a very serious accident , into one which is attended with only slight results . On some parts ...
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... perhaps , that the question of such extra precautions , however desirable they may be , is not one with which the Court can deal ; and that , if the gentlemen of the jury are of opinion that the company have used such reasonable care ...
... perhaps , that the question of such extra precautions , however desirable they may be , is not one with which the Court can deal ; and that , if the gentlemen of the jury are of opinion that the company have used such reasonable care ...
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... perhaps for half - an- hour , or until it can wait no longer , in anticipation of the arrival of an express passenger - train . It then blocks the main line by shunting over it , or crossing it , or starting along it , just as the ...
... perhaps for half - an- hour , or until it can wait no longer , in anticipation of the arrival of an express passenger - train . It then blocks the main line by shunting over it , or crossing it , or starting along it , just as the ...
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... perhaps a series of years ; and whilst they are going on a train may run off the rails , partly , perhaps , from the defective condition of the road , and partly from other causes . If no death ensues after an accident of this ...
... perhaps a series of years ; and whilst they are going on a train may run off the rails , partly , perhaps , from the defective condition of the road , and partly from other causes . If no death ensues after an accident of this ...
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... perhaps , when of a double - headed section , first with one head and then with the other head uppermost . The rails have frequently been fractured under these circumstances by the weight and momentum of a passing engine , and often ...
... perhaps , when of a double - headed section , first with one head and then with the other head uppermost . The rails have frequently been fractured under these circumstances by the weight and momentum of a passing engine , and often ...
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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...