The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke, Հատոր 2D. Appleton, 1851 |
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... becoming selfish my- self ( when too late ) , and bitterly regret that I did not practise upon this principle many years ago . On this scheme I have abandoned politics for ever - and for the same reason should be sorry to see you , or ...
... becoming selfish my- self ( when too late ) , and bitterly regret that I did not practise upon this principle many years ago . On this scheme I have abandoned politics for ever - and for the same reason should be sorry to see you , or ...
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... becomes very slow , languid , and weak . When the fit is on , it may be seen through my dress across the room . It was this demon that put it out of my head to suggest to you the practical wisdom of damping the opposition to the govern ...
... becomes very slow , languid , and weak . When the fit is on , it may be seen through my dress across the room . It was this demon that put it out of my head to suggest to you the practical wisdom of damping the opposition to the govern ...
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... become a politician , is so difficult and hopeless as you seem to consider it . He will often , it is true , be wrong , but this may enable him to correct his errors . He will often have to submit to disappointments , but they may make ...
... become a politician , is so difficult and hopeless as you seem to consider it . He will often , it is true , be wrong , but this may enable him to correct his errors . He will often have to submit to disappointments , but they may make ...
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... become a justice of the peace , and show his neighbors what a blessing a benevolent , religious man is ; and let the retired patriot , who can do nothing else , give his country his prayers , and often in his meditations " think on her ...
... become a justice of the peace , and show his neighbors what a blessing a benevolent , religious man is ; and let the retired patriot , who can do nothing else , give his country his prayers , and often in his meditations " think on her ...
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... become . In short , I hope that there is not an- other creature in the world as unhappy as myself . This I can say to you . To the world I endeavor to put on a different countenance , and hold a bolder language ; but it is sheer ...
... become . In short , I hope that there is not an- other creature in the world as unhappy as myself . This I can say to you . To the world I endeavor to put on a different countenance , and hold a bolder language ; but it is sheer ...
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Էջ 70 - And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!
Էջ 181 - But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloisters pale, And love the high embow-ed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
Էջ 126 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited...
Էջ 233 - Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Էջ 213 - This power, like all others vested in congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the constitution.
Էջ 175 - While foreign nations, less blessed with that freedom which is power than ourselves, are advancing with gigantic strides in the career of public improvement, were we to slumber in indolence, or fold up our arms and proclaim to the world that we are palsied by the will of our constituents, would it not be to cast away the bounties of Providence, and doom ourselves to perpetual inferiority?
Էջ 236 - And wi' the lave ilk merry morn Could rank my rig and lass, Still shearing, and clearing The tither stocked raw, Wi' claivers, an' haivers, Wearing the day awa : Ev'n then a wish, (I mind its power,) A wish that to my latest hour Shall strongly heave my breast ; That I for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan, or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least.
Էջ 213 - The power of Congress, then, comprehends navigation, within the limits of every State in the Union ; so far as that navigation may be, in any manner, connected with "commerce with foreign nations, or among the several States, or with the Indian tribes.
Էջ 133 - tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door ; but 'tis enough, 'twill serve : ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague o...
Էջ 119 - ... and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members of the Federal Union, having the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence as the other States...