American Quarterly Review, Band 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 |
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... causes them to forget the sacrifices which are made to produce it . Besides , it flatters the intellect , the assumption of the moment always being that it is for the better . That very ac- tivity of mind , which impels our countrymen ...
... causes them to forget the sacrifices which are made to produce it . Besides , it flatters the intellect , the assumption of the moment always being that it is for the better . That very ac- tivity of mind , which impels our countrymen ...
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... cause of learning , properly so called , has not , since the commencement of the present cen- tury , rather retrograded than advanced amongst us . Indeed we believe that this is a position scarcely deemed assailable by any who have ...
... cause of learning , properly so called , has not , since the commencement of the present cen- tury , rather retrograded than advanced amongst us . Indeed we believe that this is a position scarcely deemed assailable by any who have ...
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... cause of American education , we may be permitted to express our sincere regret at the untimely death of their author , in whom the community has lost an amiable gentleman , and , spite of his errors , an accomplish- ed scholar . Of the ...
... cause of American education , we may be permitted to express our sincere regret at the untimely death of their author , in whom the community has lost an amiable gentleman , and , spite of his errors , an accomplish- ed scholar . Of the ...
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... cause of letters , all who have at heart the real welfare and substantial reputation of our country , I charge you all , as you love that country and her institutions , and those children whom you hope shall inherit them , that you look ...
... cause of letters , all who have at heart the real welfare and substantial reputation of our country , I charge you all , as you love that country and her institutions , and those children whom you hope shall inherit them , that you look ...
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Robert Walsh. Should it be objected to this , that there are other causes ope- rating upon the English character , such as the state of society , frame of government , and national and individual wealth , we are ready to grant the ...
Robert Walsh. Should it be objected to this , that there are other causes ope- rating upon the English character , such as the state of society , frame of government , and national and individual wealth , we are ready to grant the ...
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Seite 327 - GOD, and for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion and morality, in all cases where such provision shall not be made voluntarily.
Seite 327 - That no person, who shall deny the being of God or the truth of the Protestant religion, or the divine authority either of the Old or New Testaments, or who shall hold religious principles incompatible with the freedom and safety of the State, shall be capable of holding any office or place of trust or profit in the civil department within this State.
Seite 539 - True wit is nature to advantage dressed, — What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed; Something whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind.
Seite 377 - ... est igitur haec, iudices, non scripta, sed nata lex, quam non didicimus, accepimus, legimus, verum ex natura ipsa arripuimus, hausimus, expressimus, ad quam non docti, sed facti, non instituti, sed imbuti sumus...
Seite 439 - France and their dependencies, and for other purposes," it is provided "that in case either Great Britain or France shall before the 3d day of March next so revoke or modify her edicts as that they shall cease to violate the neutral commerce of the United States, which fact the President of the United States shall declare by proclamation and if the other nation shall not within three months thereafter so revoke or modify her edicts in like manner...
Seite 329 - ... no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this State...
Seite 327 - ... nor can any man be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen on account of his religious sentiments or peculiar mode of religious worship; and that no authority can or ought to be vested in, or assumed by, any power whatever, that shall in any case interfere with, or in any manner control the rights of conscience, in the free exercise of religious worship.
Seite 97 - I must conclude that nothing but the misinformation of some very stupid, or misrepresentation of some very wicked person, could have occasioned your making use of so very singular expressions as you did on my coming up to the ground where you had taken post. They implied that I was guilty either of disobedience of orders, want of conduct, or want of courage. Your Excellency will therefore infinitely oblige me, by letting me know on which of these three articles you ground your charge, that I...
Seite 332 - The rights, privileges, immunities and estates of religious societies and corporate bodies, shall remain as if the Constitution of this State had not been altered or amended.
Seite 49 - Bâtit au bord des eaux son nid parmi les fleurs, Lui des sommets d'Athos franchit l'horrible cime, Suspend aux flancs des monts son aire sur l'abîme, Et là, seul, entouré de membres palpitants, De rochers d'un sang noir sans cesse dégouttants, Trouvant sa volupté dans les cris de sa proie, Bercé par la tempête, il s'endort dans sa joie.