The Century, Volume 114

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Page 642 - peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men at all times and under all circumstances. No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during the great exigencies of government.
Page 642 - the great exigencies of government. Such a doctrine leads directly to anarchy or despotism, but the theory of necessity on which it is based is false; for the Government within the Constitution has all the powers granted to it which are necessary to preserve its existence, as has been happily proved by the result of the great effort to overthrow its just authority.
Page 713 - An Old Sweetheart of Mine": As one who cons at evening o'er an album all alone, And muses on the faces of the friends that he has known; So I turn the leaves of fancy, till in shadowy design, I find the smiling features of an old sweetheart of mine.
Page 642 - and read it in full. The Court says: "The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men at all times and under all circumstances. No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during
Page 237 - is the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place." In one of the opinions where this was cited, the Supreme Court explained that
Page 447 - in love and winning love are often difficult tasks, but to keep in love is also a business of some importance, to which both man and wife must bring both kindness and goodwill." Love without due restraint and surrender is counterfeit.
Page 657 - So they stood at the outer gate of the fair-tressed goddess, and within they heard Circe singing in a sweet voice as she fared to and fro before the great web
Page 67 - more than four hours out of the twenty-four. And Mr. Santayana, alarmed by the idea of overproduction, went so far as to suggest that "in a world composed entirely of philosophers, an hour or two a day of manual labor

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