Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69W. Blackwood & Sons, 1851 |
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... human exertion , no efforts of human patriotism , can sustain the national fortunes for any length of time , or diffuse general and enduring prosperity among the people , if the existing medium of exchange is below what their numbers ...
... human exertion , no efforts of human patriotism , can sustain the national fortunes for any length of time , or diffuse general and enduring prosperity among the people , if the existing medium of exchange is below what their numbers ...
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... human affairs . When a nation has performed its mission , and is to make room for other actors on the great stage of the world , if its power has rendered conquest by a foreign enemy impossible , a contrac- tion of its domestic currency ...
... human affairs . When a nation has performed its mission , and is to make room for other actors on the great stage of the world , if its power has rendered conquest by a foreign enemy impossible , a contrac- tion of its domestic currency ...
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... human activity , and placed these mighty instruments in the hands of men , she was not un- mindful of the extended field for industry which their enlarged numbers and increased energies would require . The plain of the Mississippi , the ...
... human activity , and placed these mighty instruments in the hands of men , she was not un- mindful of the extended field for industry which their enlarged numbers and increased energies would require . The plain of the Mississippi , the ...
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... human folly ; but the punishment of guilty selfishness is as much a part of her system as the relief of innocent suffering ; and to the end of the world those who seek to enrich themselves by the ruin of their neighbours will work out ...
... human folly ; but the punishment of guilty selfishness is as much a part of her system as the relief of innocent suffering ; and to the end of the world those who seek to enrich themselves by the ruin of their neighbours will work out ...
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... human heart , and un- acquainted with the especial hearts of prime - ministers and Right - hand men , it might have seemed natural that Mr Stirn , as he stood still , hat in hand , in the middle of the road , stung , humbled , and ...
... human heart , and un- acquainted with the especial hearts of prime - ministers and Right - hand men , it might have seemed natural that Mr Stirn , as he stood still , hat in hand , in the middle of the road , stung , humbled , and ...
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Page 425 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 549 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 497 - All are scattered now and fled, Some are married, some are dead ; And when I ask, with throbs of pain, "Ah ! when shall they all meet again...
Page 504 - The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings; He sings to the wide world and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best?
Page 236 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any Intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by Law within this Realm: And I do solemnly swear, That I never will exercise any Privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the Protestant Religion or Protestant Government in the United Kingdom...
Page 497 - Forever — never! Never — forever!" There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming strayed; O precious hours! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told, — "Forever — never! Never — forever!
Page 496 - Then the master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And, at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts ! she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel! And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound She leaps into the ocean's arms!
Page 497 - Halfway up the stairs it stands, And points and beckons with its hands From its case of massive oak, Like a monk, who, under his cloak, Crosses himself, and sighs, alas ' With sorrowful voice to all who pass, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever...
Page 425 - ... whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 496 - Thou, too, sail on, O ship of State ! Sail on, O Union, strong and great ! Humanity, with all its fears, With all its hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate...