The North American Review, Band 36O. Everett, 1833 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 34
Seite 4
... attempt is made to conceal that crasse selfishness , which lies at the bottom of such transactions , -nay , that it is openly avowed as the only rational principle of action , and " good nature " is laughed at and despised as the height ...
... attempt is made to conceal that crasse selfishness , which lies at the bottom of such transactions , -nay , that it is openly avowed as the only rational principle of action , and " good nature " is laughed at and despised as the height ...
Seite 40
... attempt to sift the kernel of truth and justice out of the bushel of ill - natured chaff in which it lies hid . We can perceive the temper in which her remark is made , from her converting into a serious opinion , to the prejudice of ...
... attempt to sift the kernel of truth and justice out of the bushel of ill - natured chaff in which it lies hid . We can perceive the temper in which her remark is made , from her converting into a serious opinion , to the prejudice of ...
Seite 100
... attempt the mastery of this difficult matter , embracing , as it does , political and moral considerations of the greatest impor- tance . There is yet a wide difference between the pauper- ism of the new , and that of the old world ...
... attempt the mastery of this difficult matter , embracing , as it does , political and moral considerations of the greatest impor- tance . There is yet a wide difference between the pauper- ism of the new , and that of the old world ...
Seite 114
... attempt an expression of the feelings of anguish , which must have arisen in every bosom , on hearing that Poland was again in the dust . We ask no tears for her ; we come not to scatter flowers on her grave . It is not yet made . It ...
... attempt an expression of the feelings of anguish , which must have arisen in every bosom , on hearing that Poland was again in the dust . We ask no tears for her ; we come not to scatter flowers on her grave . It is not yet made . It ...
Seite 136
... attempt to raise the old provinces , should be punished with death ! He might indeed have issued such an order as it respected Prussian and Austrian Poland ; but as to Russian Poland , -as to Lithuania , where the flame of revolt had ...
... attempt to raise the old provinces , should be punished with death ! He might indeed have issued such an order as it respected Prussian and Austrian Poland ; but as to Russian Poland , -as to Lithuania , where the flame of revolt had ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admitted American annul appear argument authority beauty believe Boston Caillié called Carey & Lea Carolina Castilian language cause century character Christianity Civil Law common Constitution course doctrine doubt duty effect England English evidence existence fact favor feeling friends give Government heart honor human important influence interest Justinian Code labor lady land language Lemosin liberum veto Lithuania Lord Byron manner means ment Miantonomo mind moral nations nature never nullify object obligation opinion party patriotism Penn persons Philadelphia Pilgrim's Progress Poland political possess present principles purpose readers reason reform regard religion remarks respect result revolution Roman Roman Law Russian Scriptures Sir William Jones society South Carolina sovereign spect spirit supposed things thought Timbuctoo tion Trollope true truth Vice-President whole William Penn words writer XXXVI.-NO
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 455 - Ye ice-falls ! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain — Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge ! Motionless torrents ! silent cataracts ! Who made you glorious as the gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon ? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows ? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer ! and let the ice-plains echo,...
Seite 18 - Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and there I buried Leah.
Seite 469 - Now just as the Gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and behold, the City shone like the Sun; the Streets also were paved with Gold, and in them walked many men, with Crowns on their heads, Palms in their hands, and golden Harps to sing praises withal. There were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord.
Seite 456 - Thou, over whom thy immortality Broods like the day, a master o'er a slave, A Presence which is not to be put by...
Seite 454 - The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but, few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression.
Seite 245 - ... it is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity...
Seite 469 - Now, just as the gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and, behold, the City shone like the sun; the streets also were paved with gold, and in them walked many men, with crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and golden harps to sing praises withal. There were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Seite 468 - Now I saw in my dream, that these two men went in at the gate, and, lo! as they entered, they were transfigured; and they had raiment put on, that shone like gold. There...
Seite 467 - Hark, said Mr. Great-Heart, to what the shepherd's boy saith ! so they hearkened, and he said, He that is down needs fear no fall ; He that is low no pride; He that is humble ever shall Have God to be his Guide.
Seite 461 - Now I saw in my dream, that by this time the Pilgrims were got over the Enchanted Ground, and entering into the country of Beulah, whose air was very sweet and pleasant, the way lying directly through it, they solaced themselves there for a season.