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... means of governing a people . clusive . ) What does the word " restive , " par . 37 , mean ? Do not assume that you know . Look it up . Commit to memory par . 38 . Amplify the statement contained in par . 45 , " Obedience is what makes ...
... means of governing a people . clusive . ) What does the word " restive , " par . 37 , mean ? Do not assume that you know . Look it up . Commit to memory par . 38 . Amplify the statement contained in par . 45 , " Obedience is what makes ...
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... means to give peace . II . The contrasts are not , of course , arranged as above : to have done so would probably have offended his hearers , whereas his desire , as will be seen hereafter , was quite the reverse of this . Nevertheless ...
... means to give peace . II . The contrasts are not , of course , arranged as above : to have done so would probably have offended his hearers , whereas his desire , as will be seen hereafter , was quite the reverse of this . Nevertheless ...
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... mean , " he says , " to give peace ; " and again , " I make no difficulty in affirming that the proposals of concili- ation and concession ought to originate from us ; " i . e . , he means to show that Parliament , abandoning its policy ...
... mean , " he says , " to give peace ; " and again , " I make no difficulty in affirming that the proposals of concili- ation and concession ought to originate from us ; " i . e . , he means to show that Parliament , abandoning its policy ...
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... means to give peace , and affirms that , in order thereto , Parliament should originate a policy of conciliation and concession , he states what is known in Rhetoric as the Theme . The Theme is the definite statement of the purpose for ...
... means to give peace , and affirms that , in order thereto , Parliament should originate a policy of conciliation and concession , he states what is known in Rhetoric as the Theme . The Theme is the definite statement of the purpose for ...
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... means labor , but it is labor that must be borne . It is when the thought lies before us in an outline or plan that we can , as it were , see it in its force or weakness ; see it in its various relations ; see it to be proper or ...
... means labor , but it is labor that must be borne . It is when the thought lies before us in an outline or plan that we can , as it were , see it in its force or weakness ; see it in its various relations ; see it to be proper or ...
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Page 33 - Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine ; Or what (though rare) of later age Ennobled hath the buskin'd stage. But O, sad virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower ? Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek.
Page 64 - Witch Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Page 50 - Duncan is in his grave; After life's fitful fever he sleeps well; Treason has done his worst: nor steel, nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing Can touch him further.
Page 26 - He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.
Page 25 - tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly: If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, 'With his surcease, success ; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here. But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, — We'd jump the life to come...
Page 31 - s his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, And take the present horror from the time, Which now suits with it.
Page 22 - Of direst cruelty ! Make thick my blood ; Stop up the access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief!