The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke, Հատոր 2D. Appleton, 1850 |
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... Consider yourself , " said Randolph to him , " as not less entitled to command here , than if you were the child of my loins , as you are the son of my affec- tions . " Apart from the society of this young man , which he valued above ...
... Consider yourself , " said Randolph to him , " as not less entitled to command here , than if you were the child of my loins , as you are the son of my affec- tions . " Apart from the society of this young man , which he valued above ...
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... consider how much more these people have borne from the pettifoggers of the West , than they would submit to from Lord North ; and reflect that there is no common tie of inter- est or of feeling between them and their upstart oppressors ...
... consider how much more these people have borne from the pettifoggers of the West , than they would submit to from Lord North ; and reflect that there is no common tie of inter- est or of feeling between them and their upstart oppressors ...
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... away . As to their rivals , the Edinburgh Reviews , I believe we should differ in opinion . I consider them as masked infidels and Jacobins ; and if I had time , and it was worth while , I think I could RETIREMENT . 23.
... away . As to their rivals , the Edinburgh Reviews , I believe we should differ in opinion . I consider them as masked infidels and Jacobins ; and if I had time , and it was worth while , I think I could RETIREMENT . 23.
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... 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 him better and wiser . If he pursues his course conscientiously ...
... 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 him better and wiser . If he pursues his course conscientiously ...
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... considering what party advocated or opposed it ( and I cannot think that such a ground would be unpopular ) , its effects would be , at least , greatly diminished . This course might not , it is possible , succeed in ordi- VOL . II . 2 ...
... considering what party advocated or opposed it ( and I cannot think that such a ground would be unpopular ) , its effects would be , at least , greatly diminished . This course might not , it is possible , succeed in ordi- VOL . II . 2 ...
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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 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 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 303 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich.
Էջ 211 - 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 245 - 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 234 - 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 211 - 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...