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... human probabil- ity , by the course of events on her Northern borders . But this much may safely be predicted , that the cause of her national independence , and even of her continued existence as an un- divided State , will not be ...
... human probabil- ity , by the course of events on her Northern borders . But this much may safely be predicted , that the cause of her national independence , and even of her continued existence as an un- divided State , will not be ...
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... human as war . To those un- familiar with the prize ring it may be pointed out that for a fighter such as ' Jack ' to bet against himself is a violation of pro- fessional ethics , extenuated in this instance only by the fact that the ...
... human as war . To those un- familiar with the prize ring it may be pointed out that for a fighter such as ' Jack ' to bet against himself is a violation of pro- fessional ethics , extenuated in this instance only by the fact that the ...
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... human existence and that there was nothing more to be done . There is no doubt that Mr. Ford was sincere in what he said about art . He believed that the homeliness of his car was one of its virtues . He correctly read the minds of his ...
... human existence and that there was nothing more to be done . There is no doubt that Mr. Ford was sincere in what he said about art . He believed that the homeliness of his car was one of its virtues . He correctly read the minds of his ...
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... human sort of face , ' Do you live here ? ' He shook his head and replied , " Thank heaven , no . Don't wish such a fate as that on me . No one lives here , really . We work in shifts and all go ashore when we're through . ' At ten o ...
... human sort of face , ' Do you live here ? ' He shook his head and replied , " Thank heaven , no . Don't wish such a fate as that on me . No one lives here , really . We work in shifts and all go ashore when we're through . ' At ten o ...
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... human nature on his , in claiming that American troops should be under American command . III In the study of Pershing's uncom- promising advance toward his own goal lies the main historical interest of his first year in France . Grant ...
... human nature on his , in claiming that American troops should be under American command . III In the study of Pershing's uncom- promising advance toward his own goal lies the main historical interest of his first year in France . Grant ...
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Page 277 - make of it!' He became conscious of the words his brother was reading. 'Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and hi the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these
Page 548 - glowing; rapturous and frightened by turns. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done. It must have been the eye of his heart which he had been
Page 369 - in office, to which your suffrages have twice called me, have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference to what appeared to be your wishes. ... I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the pursuit of duty or propriety.
Page 377 - in retiring from the presidential office after their second term, has become, by universal concurrence, a part of our republican system of government, and that any departure from this time-honored custom would be unwise, unpatriotic and fraught with peril to our free institutions. There
Page 343 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
Page 201 - Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Page 277 - the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 317 - The impression we receive is of a feverish struggle for literary existence, a terrible pressure of the poetical population on the means of subsistence. 'Pope writes: — When sick of muse our follies we deplore And promise our best friends to write no more, We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to show our wit.
Page 720 - God hath given power to his ministers to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins, and that
Page 370 - General Washington set the example of retirement at the end of eight years. I shall follow it; and a few more precedents will oppose the obstacle of habit to any one after a while who shall endeavor to extend his term.