The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Volume 18Langtree and O'Sullivan, 1846 |
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... respects , of the historian Prescott , to whom the the first of American female writers . She work is with singular propriety dedicated . may be excelled in inventive power , in Another circumstance which will create a fiction , and in ...
... respects , of the historian Prescott , to whom the the first of American female writers . She work is with singular propriety dedicated . may be excelled in inventive power , in Another circumstance which will create a fiction , and in ...
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... respect for the character of a Marbleheadman , that it sticks to me yet ; my heart warms to the brogue whenever I hear it , as the Duke of Argyle's heart warmed to the tar- tan when he saw it worn by Jeanie Deans . Our sailing - master ...
... respect for the character of a Marbleheadman , that it sticks to me yet ; my heart warms to the brogue whenever I hear it , as the Duke of Argyle's heart warmed to the tar- tan when he saw it worn by Jeanie Deans . Our sailing - master ...
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... respect of cleanliness . I believe I have not yet described our armament . We had a long gun amid- ships , ( which ... respects , were exercised as marines ; and these were placed un- der the charge of the writer . I did my best to ...
... respect of cleanliness . I believe I have not yet described our armament . We had a long gun amid- ships , ( which ... respects , were exercised as marines ; and these were placed un- der the charge of the writer . I did my best to ...
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... and receive every mark of respect . This is carried , I think , too far ; for I cannot conceive that the duty of an- swering every bow , from the Burg to the end of the Prater and back again , can 122 [ February , Etchings with a Chisel .
... and receive every mark of respect . This is carried , I think , too far ; for I cannot conceive that the duty of an- swering every bow , from the Burg to the end of the Prater and back again , can 122 [ February , Etchings with a Chisel .
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... respects the political institutions of the empire , it appears from the above ex- tract , and from the more ample information to the same effect contained in the works of the missionaries , that , although entirely different from any of ...
... respects the political institutions of the empire , it appears from the above ex- tract , and from the more ample information to the same effect contained in the works of the missionaries , that , although entirely different from any of ...
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Page 240 - No such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it, at such election.
Page 248 - All property, both real and personal, of the wife, owned or claimed by her before marriage, and that acquired afterward by gift, devise, or descent, shall be her separate property, and laws shall be passed more clearly defining the rights of the wife in relation as well to her separate property as to that held in common with her husband. Laws shall also be passed providing for the registration of the wife's separate property.
Page 243 - No Senator or Member of Assembly, shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this State, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 244 - Every order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment...
Page 245 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of the United States.
Page 248 - The Legislature shall have power to protect by law from forced sale, a certain portion of the property of all heads of families. The homestead of a family not to exceed two hundred acres of land, (not included in a town or city,) or any town or city lot or lots...
Page 196 - There is a spirit which I feel, that delights to do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong, but delights to endure all things, in hope to enjoy its own in the end: its hope is to outlive all wrath and contention, and to weary out all exaltation and cruelty, or whatever is of a nature contrary to itself.
Page 240 - The Legislature shall not in any manner create any debt or debts, liability or liabilities which shall, singly or in the aggregate, with any previous debts or liabilities, exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, except in case of war, to repel invasion or suppress insurrection...
Page 256 - With salt-spray caught below, — That ship must heed her master's beck, Her helm obey his hand, And seamen tread her reeling deck As if they trod the land. Her oaken ribs the vulture-beak Of Northern ice may peel ; The sunken rock and coral peak May grate along her keel ; And know we well the painted shell We give to wind and wave, Must float, the sailor's citadel, Or sink, the sailor's grave ! Ho ! — strike away the bars and blocks, And set the good ship free ! Why lingers on these dusty rocks...
Page 247 - The Legislature shall provide by law for the compensation of all officers, servants, agents and public contractors, not provided for in this Constitution, but shall not grant extra compensation to any officer, agent, servant or public contractors, after such public service shall have been performed or contract entered into for the performance of the same...