The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 |
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Page 27
... called forth new efforts for the emancipation of mankind , from the genius of Voltaire , blazing its last and most brilliant fires in the philosophic shades of Ferney . Paris hailed the great event with an enthusiasm that penetrated and ...
... called forth new efforts for the emancipation of mankind , from the genius of Voltaire , blazing its last and most brilliant fires in the philosophic shades of Ferney . Paris hailed the great event with an enthusiasm that penetrated and ...
Page 49
... called the Pale , he claimed to be conqueror of the whole island . A royal deputy governed the Pale with a council of nobles and clergy , which afterward be- came a parliament , and the little domain was parcelled out by the king in ...
... called the Pale , he claimed to be conqueror of the whole island . A royal deputy governed the Pale with a council of nobles and clergy , which afterward be- came a parliament , and the little domain was parcelled out by the king in ...
Page 62
... called him to the field of combat . He slew the supercilious adversary , and pensioned his widow ; and , mourning over his almost involuntary crime , trampled thenceforth under his feet the false code of honor . He claimed nothing for ...
... called him to the field of combat . He slew the supercilious adversary , and pensioned his widow ; and , mourning over his almost involuntary crime , trampled thenceforth under his feet the false code of honor . He claimed nothing for ...
Page 66
... called - tenants of the land- lords in Clare . Their votes , by tacit understanding and unbro- ken usage , belonged to their lords . Ruin awaited him who diverted his suffrage . But there was now a power higher than the landlord . You ...
... called - tenants of the land- lords in Clare . Their votes , by tacit understanding and unbro- ken usage , belonged to their lords . Ruin awaited him who diverted his suffrage . But there was now a power higher than the landlord . You ...
Page 69
... called the people forth , and they came in vast assemblies , such masses of men destitute of the blessings of Providence as were never be- fore congregated - as could not be convened in any well - gov- erned land - such masses ...
... called the people forth , and they came in vast assemblies , such masses of men destitute of the blessings of Providence as were never be- fore congregated - as could not be convened in any well - gov- erned land - such masses ...
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