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... Established , Hints relative to , Eichborn's History of the last three Centuries , 507 95 Elegy on Mr. Fox , 100 Civilization , Fesay on the Effects of , Claims and Complaints of America con- sidered , 14 Ellis's English Romances , 281 ...
... Established , Hints relative to , Eichborn's History of the last three Centuries , 507 95 Elegy on Mr. Fox , 100 Civilization , Fesay on the Effects of , Claims and Complaints of America con- sidered , 14 Ellis's English Romances , 281 ...
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... Established Eventful Marriage , 320 Events in France , History of , 494 Church , History , Sacred , 95 " 33r Examination of the American Intercourse 189 Bill , 103 Exeter , Bp . of , his Charge to the Clergy , 206 F 8z 212 ib . Fellowes ...
... Established Eventful Marriage , 320 Events in France , History of , 494 Church , History , Sacred , 95 " 33r Examination of the American Intercourse 189 Bill , 103 Exeter , Bp . of , his Charge to the Clergy , 206 F 8z 212 ib . Fellowes ...
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... established in most civilized states , may be con- sidered in a light in which it has been seldom seen . The possession of land , cattle , corn , and other things which the land produces , at the same time that it confers a benefit and ...
... established in most civilized states , may be con- sidered in a light in which it has been seldom seen . The possession of land , cattle , corn , and other things which the land produces , at the same time that it confers a benefit and ...
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... established ; that all inaccuracies were repaired or noted ; that the viciousness of interpola- tion , and the ignorance or idleness of transcribers and reciters were no longer to be confounded with the effusions of the poet , and that ...
... established ; that all inaccuracies were repaired or noted ; that the viciousness of interpola- tion , and the ignorance or idleness of transcribers and reciters were no longer to be confounded with the effusions of the poet , and that ...
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... established religion ; and to succeed in this they , at the instigation of a bigotted clergy , were guilty of the most shocking cruelties . Besides plundering their houses , they exercised the most inhu- man torments . To some they sent ...
... established religion ; and to succeed in this they , at the instigation of a bigotted clergy , were guilty of the most shocking cruelties . Besides plundering their houses , they exercised the most inhu- man torments . To some they sent ...
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Page 35 - Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind.
Page 35 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off...
Page 96 - He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity : he that killeth with the sword, must be killed with the sword.
Page 245 - ... secure. The utmost powers of the man are constrained into the service of the favourite Cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands and impels him through the day with a power from which he could not emancipate himself if he would. When the force of habit is added, the determination...
Page 246 - He received a few pence for the labour ; and then, in pursuance of the saving part of his plan, requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer...
Page 65 - I dreamt not then that, ere the rolling year Had fill'd its circle, I should wander here In musing awe ; should tread this wondrous world, See all its store of inland waters hurl'd In one vast volume down Niagara's steep, Or calm behold them, in transparent sleep, Where the blue hills of old Toronto shed Their evening shadows o'er Ontario's bed...
Page 245 - I describe as a capital feature of the decisive character. The Subject of such a commanding passion wonders, if indeed he were at leisure to wonder, at the persons who pretend to attach importance to an object which they make none but the most languid efforts to secure. The utmost powers of the man are constrained into the service of the favourite Cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems almost to open a way through...
Page 58 - State shall be and remain separate, and that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office of public trust under the United States.
Page 245 - Reduced to absolute want, he one day went out of the house with an intention to put an end to his life ; but wandering awhile almost unconsciously, he came to the brow of an eminence which overlooked what were lately his estates. Here he sat down, and remained fixed in thought a number of hours, at the end of which he sprang from the ground with a vehement, exulting emotion.
Page 395 - H. — The first Folio, in my opinion, is the only edition worth regarding. And it is much to be wished, that an edition of Shakespeare were given literatim according to the first Folio : which is now become so scarce and dear, that few persons can obtain it. For, by the presumptuous licence of the dwarfish commentators, who are for ever cutting him down to their own size, we risque the loss of Shakespeare's genuine text ; which that Folio assuredly contains ; notwithstanding some few slight errors...