The Monthly Chronicle, Volume 6Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840 |
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Secondly . Its comparative amount during the period of Lord Nor- manby's administration , i . e . from April , 1835 , to January , 1839 . Thirdly . Its effects and consequences : and Fourthly . The conduct of the Government during the ...
Secondly . Its comparative amount during the period of Lord Nor- manby's administration , i . e . from April , 1835 , to January , 1839 . Thirdly . Its effects and consequences : and Fourthly . The conduct of the Government during the ...
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... period- the time spoken of by Sir Wil- liam Petty and Lord Clarendon - were certainly no better than they are at present , when " driving , " or " clearing " landlords think they can be puri- fied only by fire and destruction . As to ...
... period- the time spoken of by Sir Wil- liam Petty and Lord Clarendon - were certainly no better than they are at present , when " driving , " or " clearing " landlords think they can be puri- fied only by fire and destruction . As to ...
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... period of the world - as much as possible without the consciousness , during composi- tion , of the existence of any one law but the passionate inspiration which creates and directs the work . This is the one thing needful for modern ...
... period of the world - as much as possible without the consciousness , during composi- tion , of the existence of any one law but the passionate inspiration which creates and directs the work . This is the one thing needful for modern ...
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... period of the constitutional struggle in 1820 , when he became general of a division amongst those bands known by the name of the " army of the faith , " and whose object was to re - establish the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition ...
... period of the constitutional struggle in 1820 , when he became general of a division amongst those bands known by the name of the " army of the faith , " and whose object was to re - establish the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition ...
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... period of his death . His personal appearance was not uninteresting , and the prevailing character of his countenance was rather mild than otherwise ; yet about the eye there lurked a wicked and treacherous expression . He was possessed ...
... period of his death . His personal appearance was not uninteresting , and the prevailing character of his countenance was rather mild than otherwise ; yet about the eye there lurked a wicked and treacherous expression . He was possessed ...
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Page 61 - It is a weed that grows in every soil. They may have it from Spain, they may have it from Prussia. But until you become lost to all feeling of your true interest and your natural dignity, freedom they can have from none but you. This is the commodity of price of which you have the monopoly.
Page 61 - ... chimerical to the profane herd of those vulgar and mechanical politicians, who have no place among us ; a sort of people who think that nothing exists but what is gross and material ; and who therefore, far from being qualified to be directors of the great movement of empire, are not fit to turn a wheel in the machine. But to men truly initiated and rightly taught, these ruling and master principles, which, in the opinion of such men as I have mentioned, have no substantial existence, are in...
Page 61 - As long as you have the wisdom to keep the sovereign authority of this country as the sanctuary of liberty, the sacred temple consecrated to our common faith, wherever the chosen race and sons of England worship Freedom, they will turn their faces toward you.
Page 359 - At cards for kisses — Cupid paid ; He stakes his quiver, bow and arrows, His mother's doves, and team of sparrows ; Loses them too ; then down he throws The coral of his lip, the rose Growing...
Page 61 - My hold of the colonies is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. These are ties which, though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government; they will cling and grapple to you, and no force under heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance.
Page 357 - I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and side go bare, go bare; Both foot and hand go cold; But, belly, God send thee good ale enough.. Whether it be new or old!
Page 484 - But turn out of the way a little, good scholar, towards yonder high honeysuckle hedge; there we'll sit and sing whilst this shower falls so gently upon the teeming earth, and gives yet a sweeter smell to the lovely flowers that adorn these verdant meadows.
Page 63 - Those things which are not practicable, are not desirable. There is nothing in the world really beneficial, that does not lie within the reach of an informed understanding, and a well-directed pursuit. There is nothing that God has judged good for us, that he has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world. If we cry, like children, for the moon, like children we must cry on.
Page 61 - We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness of the human race.
Page 180 - I was not only your representative as a body; I was the agent, the solicitor of individuals; I ran about wherever your affairs could call me; and in acting for you, I often appeared rather as a ship-broker, than as a member of parliament.