The Review of Reviews, Volume 14William Thomas Stead Office of the Review of Reviews, 1896 |
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... possible that in this great city there are others also homeless and destitute , who are as young as this boy , as helpless , and as ill prepared as he to withstand the trials of cold , hunger , and exposure ? " Is it possible ? He must ...
... possible that in this great city there are others also homeless and destitute , who are as young as this boy , as helpless , and as ill prepared as he to withstand the trials of cold , hunger , and exposure ? " Is it possible ? He must ...
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... possible that in every single case in which disputes have arisen Dr. Barnardo was in the wrong , as the cases of dispute . are to the cases not in dispute as 30,193 to six , the rule of three is good enough for me to settle the question ...
... possible that in every single case in which disputes have arisen Dr. Barnardo was in the wrong , as the cases of dispute . are to the cases not in dispute as 30,193 to six , the rule of three is good enough for me to settle the question ...
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... possible , to England . The result has been most satisfactory . In early years my emigrants were offered twice as many places as there were children to fill them , and I had to reject one - half the applica- tions for their services ...
... possible , to England . The result has been most satisfactory . In early years my emigrants were offered twice as many places as there were children to fill them , and I had to reject one - half the applica- tions for their services ...
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... possible . Wanted , correspondents and organisers ! I cordially and emphatically support his appeal . could not something else be done ? But Dr. Barnardo has attempted to form helpers into a league , each member of which undertakes to ...
... possible . Wanted , correspondents and organisers ! I cordially and emphatically support his appeal . could not something else be done ? But Dr. Barnardo has attempted to form helpers into a league , each member of which undertakes to ...
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... possible . Speaking of the peculiarities of the Boer , he tells how a Transvaal president lost hold of his constituents because in his preaching days he had declared the devil to possess no tail . MR . BRYCE'S VIEW OF MR . RHODES . Mr ...
... possible . Speaking of the peculiarities of the Boer , he tells how a Transvaal president lost hold of his constituents because in his preaching days he had declared the devil to possess no tail . MR . BRYCE'S VIEW OF MR . RHODES . Mr ...
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Page 127 - You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
Page 23 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Page 127 - Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them : ' You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
Page 299 - Order, courage, return. Eyes rekindling, and prayers, Follow your steps as ye go. Ye fill up the gaps in our files, Strengthen the wavering line, Stablish, continue our march, On, to the bound of the waste, On, to the City of God.
Page 371 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Page 126 - And now, my friends, let me come' to the paramount issue. If they ask us why it is that we say more on the money question than we say upon the tariff question, I reply that, if protection has slain its thousands, the gold standard has slain its tens of thousands. If they ask us why we do not embody in our platform all the things that we believe in, we reply that when we have restored the money of the Constitution all other necessary reforms will be possible; but that until this is done there is no...
Page 251 - Let a man try faithfully, manfully, to be right, he will grow daily more and more right. It is, at bottom, the condition on which all men have to cultivate themselves. Our very walking is an incessant falling — a falling and a catching of ourselves before we come actually to the pavement ! — it is emblematic of all things a man does.
Page 124 - When this debate is concluded, a motion will be made to lay upon the table the resolution offered in commendation of the administration, and also the resolution offered in condemnation of the administration.
Page 127 - My friends, we declare that this nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth; and upon that issue we expect to carry every State in the Union.
Page 175 - AS I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where was a Den, and I laid me down in that place to sleep : and, as I slept, I dreamed a dream. I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags,' standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back.