Massachusetts Quarterly Review, Volume 3Coolidge & Wiley, 1850 |
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... opinion that no sound argument proceeding from sound prem- ises can ever lead to a result manifestly unjust , we well know that a practised and self - possessed speaker - one who is striv- ing to gain a present advantage , right or ...
... opinion that no sound argument proceeding from sound prem- ises can ever lead to a result manifestly unjust , we well know that a practised and self - possessed speaker - one who is striv- ing to gain a present advantage , right or ...
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... opinion that we have now formed is a wrong one , we wish it may be so proved , for we had hoped that the firmness and moderation and conscientiousness of Mr. Underwood would greatly contribute to soften and modify , if they could not en ...
... opinion that we have now formed is a wrong one , we wish it may be so proved , for we had hoped that the firmness and moderation and conscientiousness of Mr. Underwood would greatly contribute to soften and modify , if they could not en ...
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... opinions are entertained about Slavery in the class from which Mr. Hunter comes . But it is a consolation to think that they are the opinions alone of that class . The great body of the slaveholders , to say nothing of those who are not ...
... opinions are entertained about Slavery in the class from which Mr. Hunter comes . But it is a consolation to think that they are the opinions alone of that class . The great body of the slaveholders , to say nothing of those who are not ...
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... opinion and formally show its unsoundness , would be to prove ourselves as great simpletons as we would take our readers , or the court delivering the opinion , to be . The following statement is contained in the last paragraph of Mr ...
... opinion and formally show its unsoundness , would be to prove ourselves as great simpletons as we would take our readers , or the court delivering the opinion , to be . The following statement is contained in the last paragraph of Mr ...
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... opinion , the integrity of the Union ; and in which he had borne so con- spicuous a part , that he well might have ... opinions as mischievous as theirs , he so introduces them that they often find not only transient harbor , but are ...
... opinion , the integrity of the Union ; and in which he had borne so con- spicuous a part , that he well might have ... opinions as mischievous as theirs , he so introduces them that they often find not only transient harbor , but are ...
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Page 255 - In happy climes, where from the genial sun • And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of Art by Nature seems outdone, And fancied beauties by the true : In happy climes, the seat of innocence, Where Nature guides and Virtue rules, Where men shall not impose for truth and sense The pedantry of courts and schools...
Page 260 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand...
Page 230 - The hand that rounded Peter's dome And groined the aisles of Christian Rome Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew.
Page 395 - that all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights — among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,' I shall strenuously contend for the immediate enfranchisement of our slave population.
Page 230 - These temples grew as grows the grass; Art might obey, but not surpass. The passive Master lent his hand To the vast soul that o'er him planned ; And the same power that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within.
Page 266 - States, and exacting such postage on the papers passing through the same as may be requisite to defray the expenses of the said office; appointing all officers of the land forces in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers; appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the United States...
Page 147 - The cup of forbearance had been exhausted even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Page 225 - A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.
Page 220 - Every surmise and vaticination of the mind is entitled to a certain respect, and we learn to prefer imperfect theories, and sentences, which contain glimpses of truth, to digested systems which have no one valuable suggestion.
Page 231 - Build, therefore, your own world. As fast as you conform your life to the pure idea in your mind, that will unfold its great proportions. A correspondent revolution in things will attend the influx of the spirit.