The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke, Հատոր 2D. Appleton, 1850 |
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... XXI . Incidents in England CHAPTER XXII . Eighteenth Congress - Consolidation is the order of the day- " Speak a cheering word to the Greeks " 169 • 172 185 193 PAGE CHAPTER XXIII . Internal Improvements 201 CHAPTER XXIV . 6 CONTENTS .
... XXI . Incidents in England CHAPTER XXII . Eighteenth Congress - Consolidation is the order of the day- " Speak a cheering word to the Greeks " 169 • 172 185 193 PAGE CHAPTER XXIII . Internal Improvements 201 CHAPTER XXIV . 6 CONTENTS .
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... speak or write more unreservedly than to Dr. John Brockenbrough , the President of the Bank of Virginia . No wonder , for his superior is not to be found - a man of rare tal- ents , varied learning , large experience in the business of ...
... speak or write more unreservedly than to Dr. John Brockenbrough , the President of the Bank of Virginia . No wonder , for his superior is not to be found - a man of rare tal- ents , varied learning , large experience in the business of ...
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... speaking of the exploits of Rome , ' Egregiam virtutem paucorum civium cuncta patiavisse ; and if those who ought to have put their shoulders to the work , had not made a vain parade of disinterestedness in returning to private life ...
... speaking of the exploits of Rome , ' Egregiam virtutem paucorum civium cuncta patiavisse ; and if those who ought to have put their shoulders to the work , had not made a vain parade of disinterestedness in returning to private life ...
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... speak of in the Quarterly Review ( on the Poor Laws ) I admire , and assent to more cordially than any thing on the subject I ever saw . It excited my interest greatly . What sound and able men are engaged in that work ! I know none who ...
... speak of in the Quarterly Review ( on the Poor Laws ) I admire , and assent to more cordially than any thing on the subject I ever saw . It excited my interest greatly . What sound and able men are engaged in that work ! I know none who ...
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... speaking of the exploits of the Roman people ( surpassed by the Greeks in eloquence and learning , and by the Gauls in military prowess ) , declares it to be his opinion , after long and attentive study and observations , that ...
... speaking of the exploits of the Roman people ( surpassed by the Greeks in eloquence and learning , and by the Gauls in military prowess ) , declares it to be his opinion , after long and attentive study and observations , that ...
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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...