The Quarterly Review, Volume 111John Murray, 1862 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 11
... taken over gradients of 1 in 93 and 1 in 100 , with only two breaks to thirty - two carriages . About the same time another case is recorded , in which seventeen people were injured , of an excursion - train in Gloucestershire conveying ...
... taken over gradients of 1 in 93 and 1 in 100 , with only two breaks to thirty - two carriages . About the same time another case is recorded , in which seventeen people were injured , of an excursion - train in Gloucestershire conveying ...
Page 12
... taken as a tolerably good indi- cation of its state of efficiency . When delays do occur , it is important that they should be made known by telegraph ; and , indeed , the times at which the trains may be expected , or those at which ...
... taken as a tolerably good indi- cation of its state of efficiency . When delays do occur , it is important that they should be made known by telegraph ; and , indeed , the times at which the trains may be expected , or those at which ...
Page 30
... taken altogether , only a small proportion of the total number ; and they would all be deprived of a great part of their danger by the same precaution , -of having a guard on the look - out in a van behind the train , with the breaks of ...
... taken altogether , only a small proportion of the total number ; and they would all be deprived of a great part of their danger by the same precaution , -of having a guard on the look - out in a van behind the train , with the breaks of ...
Page 34
... taken charge of the points on low wages for the sake of the change of air and scene which the duty would afford him ! A breaksman unacquainted with the working of certain points near Liverpool , turned some goods ' waggons on to a main ...
... taken charge of the points on low wages for the sake of the change of air and scene which the duty would afford him ! A breaksman unacquainted with the working of certain points near Liverpool , turned some goods ' waggons on to a main ...
Page 36
... taken to make them safe , when they are not retained in use for too long a period , when due attention is paid to deterioration , decay , corrosion , and all the effects of wear and tear , and when a sufficient margin for safety is ...
... taken to make them safe , when they are not retained in use for too long a period , when due attention is paid to deterioration , decay , corrosion , and all the effects of wear and tear , and when a sufficient margin for safety is ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Althing ancient Apuleius archipelago Austria authority Bishop boys Bridport British cause century character Christian classes clergy Commissioners Confederate Constitution Corfe Castle course danger declared Dorset doubt duty effect empire England Europe European evil fact favour feeling force foreign France give Gizur Government Holy Holy Orders honour House hymns Iceland important influence instruction interest island Java King labour less London Lord Castlereagh Lord Eldon means ment mind Minister Miss Knight nature never Njal's Saga North once Ottoman Empire party passed Pitt Pitt's political population Porte possessed present Prince principles question railway reforms religious respect Russia schools seems ships slavery society South Spain spirit Sultan Swanage Syria things Thornbury Thornbury's tion train truth Turkey Turkish Turner Union vessel Weymouth whole words young
Popular passages
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...