The Quarterly Review, Volume 111John Murray, 1862 - English literature |
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... less than from half a mile to a mile ; and if a driver is not warned by means of signals of this sort , at a greater or less distance from an obstruction according to the nature of the gradients and other circumstances , he cannot be ...
... less than from half a mile to a mile ; and if a driver is not warned by means of signals of this sort , at a greater or less distance from an obstruction according to the nature of the gradients and other circumstances , he cannot be ...
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... less distance from him , according to his situation with reference to the telegraph - station from which the signal is given . No collisions between following trains could , of course , occur on any railway , if a sufficient distance ...
... less distance from him , according to his situation with reference to the telegraph - station from which the signal is given . No collisions between following trains could , of course , occur on any railway , if a sufficient distance ...
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... less , with slow trains , that very long intervals of time are sometimes required to enable one train to keep out of the way of another , according to the distance that they have to run without a stoppage . At night , too , there are ...
... less , with slow trains , that very long intervals of time are sometimes required to enable one train to keep out of the way of another , according to the distance that they have to run without a stoppage . At night , too , there are ...
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... less in force upon all single lines on which the staff system is employed . The third system is that in which the duty of the train - staff is performed by a train - porter , constantly travelling backwards and forwards . Such an ...
... less in force upon all single lines on which the staff system is employed . The third system is that in which the duty of the train - staff is performed by a train - porter , constantly travelling backwards and forwards . Such an ...
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... less satisfactory , both to the officers and servants of the companies and to the public , besides being less to the interest of the companies , than if the speeds had been deliberately reduced at an earlier date and the necessary ...
... less satisfactory , both to the officers and servants of the companies and to the public , besides being less to the interest of the companies , than if the speeds had been deliberately reduced at an earlier date and the necessary ...
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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 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 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 347 - DISCIPLINE THROW away Thy rod, Throw away Thy wrath : 0 my God, Take the gentle path. For my heart's desire Unto Thine is bent : 1 aspire To a full consent. Not a word or look I affect to own, But by book, And Thy book alone.
Page 270 - Canada, acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into and entitled to all the advantages of this Union; but no other colony shall be admitted into the same unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
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...
Page 186 - ... we are living at a period of most wonderful transition, which tends rapidly to accomplish that great end — to which indeed all history points — the realisation of the unity of mankind. Not a unity which breaks down the limits and levels the peculiar characteristics of the different nations of the earth, but rather a unity the result and product of those very national varieties and antagonistic qualities.
Page 250 - But this momentous question, like a fire-bell 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.