 | History - 1827 - 932 pages
...only in the conflict of arms, not in the more fatal conflict of business is, not to SCCK opportumti: of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerate? doctrines on both sides feel, that it is not their interest to convt r umpire into an adversary.... | |
 | 334 pages
...which excites my most anxious apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. The consciousness...stands, our business is not to seek opportunities for displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated... | |
 | George Canning - 1828 - 516 pages
...giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a The consciousness ofstiength isjjsecnrity ; but in the situation in which this country stands,...is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but tnTTTiTiiniMMr tn malnr the professors of violent and exaggerated op on both sides feel, that it is... | |
 | Augustus Granville Stapleton - 1831 - 518 pages
...use it like a giant. The consciousness of such " strength is, undoubtedly, a source of con" fidence and security ; but in the situation in " which this...both " sides feel, that it is not their interest to con" vert an umpire, into an adversary. The situ" ation of England, amidst the struggle of " political... | |
 | Augustus Granville Stapleton - 1831 - 516 pages
...excites my most anxious " apprehension. It is one thing to have a " giant's strength, but it would be another to " use it like a giant. The consciousness of such " strength is, undoubtedly, a source of con" fidence and security ; but in the situation in " which this Country stands, our business is not... | |
 | Augustus Granville Stapleton - 1831 - 488 pages
...excites my most anxious " apprehension. It is one thing to have a " giant's strength, but it would be another to " use it like a giant. The consciousness of such " strength is, undoubtedly, a source of con" fidence and security; but in the situation in " which this Country stands, our business is not... | |
 | David Urquhart - Great Britain - 1836 - 562 pages
...which excites my most anxious apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. The consciousness...of confidence and security ; but in the situation iir which .this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities, of displaying it, but to... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1846 - 738 pages
...most anxious apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to we it like a giant. The consciousness of such strength...confidence and security ; but in the situation in which the country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities for displaying it, but to content ourselves... | |
 | Philip Gell - 1854 - 392 pages
...keepeth his garments !")...." But our business is, not to seek opportunities of displaying our strength, but to content ourselves with letting the professors...exaggerated doctrines on both sides feel that it is not theninterest to convert an empire into an adversary. Let us fly to the aid of Portugal, by whomsoever... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1855 - 722 pages
...future war that fills me with apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. " The consciousness of such strength is undoubtedly a concluded, source of confidence and security, but in the situation in which the country now stands,... | |
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... all the restless and dissatisfied of any nation with which she might come in conflict. It is the contemplation of this new power in any future war which excites my most anxious apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would... 
