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... considerable population amongst them on the shores of the Mediterra- nean Sea . Among these must be reckoned the Druzes of Mount Leba- non , who use the worship of Ashta- roth with deference both to the Pro- phet and to Mahomet , and ...
... considerable population amongst them on the shores of the Mediterra- nean Sea . Among these must be reckoned the Druzes of Mount Leba- non , who use the worship of Ashta- roth with deference both to the Pro- phet and to Mahomet , and ...
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... considerable progress by means of schools . The instruction which they give , is not gratuitous ; but many of the natives are so sensible of the distinction which it confers in society , that they pay one or two slaves for the ...
... considerable progress by means of schools . The instruction which they give , is not gratuitous ; but many of the natives are so sensible of the distinction which it confers in society , that they pay one or two slaves for the ...
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... as the payment of a considerable excess beyond the usual appropriation , will amount amount to about the sum of 38 millions of dollars 10 1817. ] 73 Abstract of Foreign Occurrences . itself to commercial nations, it is to be re- ...
... as the payment of a considerable excess beyond the usual appropriation , will amount amount to about the sum of 38 millions of dollars 10 1817. ] 73 Abstract of Foreign Occurrences . itself to commercial nations, it is to be re- ...
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... considerable damage done to the sur- rounding country . Had it not been for the judicious and timely interference of Mr. Edward Davies , engineer to the Chirk Colliery , in stopping the wickers or stop- gates of the canal , the whole of ...
... considerable damage done to the sur- rounding country . Had it not been for the judicious and timely interference of Mr. Edward Davies , engineer to the Chirk Colliery , in stopping the wickers or stop- gates of the canal , the whole of ...
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... considerable other damages . Indeed , we may expect to hear of nothing but calamity from all along the coast . " Considerable injury has also been sus- tained on various parts of the coast by this calamitous and awful visitation . - At ...
... considerable other damages . Indeed , we may expect to hear of nothing but calamity from all along the coast . " Considerable injury has also been sus- tained on various parts of the coast by this calamitous and awful visitation . - At ...
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Page 335 - Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands.
Page 241 - BUT there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Page 40 - Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar — for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have left a trace Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard ! — May none those marks efface ! For they appeal from tyranny to God.
Page 241 - But ye, beloved building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Page 40 - To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom, Their country conquers with their martyrdom, And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind. Chillon! thy prison is a holy place, And thy sad floor an altar - for 'twas trod, Until his very steps have...
Page 551 - The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency. It was designed as a control for the people.
Page 182 - There's no prerogative in human hours. In human hearts what bolder thought can rise, Than man's presumption on to-morrow's dawn? Where is to-morrow? In another world. For numbers this is certain; the reverse Is sure to none: and yet on this perhaps...
Page 535 - Rebellion ! foul, dishonouring word, Whose wrongful blight so oft has stain'd The holiest cause that tongue or sword Of mortal ever lost or gain'd. How many a spirit, born to bless, Hath sunk beneath that withering name, Whom but a day's, an hour's success Had wafted to eternal fame...
Page 256 - And whereas the Senate of the United States have approved of the said arrangement and recommended that it should be carried into effect, the same having also received the sanction of His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His...
Page 536 - Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might!