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... England were in that state in which I , from my soul , wish to see them , if employment were always plenti- ful , wages always high , food always cheap , if a large family were considered not as an encumbrance but as a blessing , the ...
... England were in that state in which I , from my soul , wish to see them , if employment were always plenti- ful , wages always high , food always cheap , if a large family were considered not as an encumbrance but as a blessing , the ...
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... England which was before them . They did not think it necessary to give twice as many Members to York as they gave to London , because York had been the capital of Britain in the time of Constantius Chlorus ; and they would have been ...
... England which was before them . They did not think it necessary to give twice as many Members to York as they gave to London , because York had been the capital of Britain in the time of Constantius Chlorus ; and they would have been ...
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... England . A portion of the community which had been of no account expands and becomes strong . It demands a place in the sys- tem , suited , not to its former weakness , but to its present power . If this is granted , all is well . If ...
... England . A portion of the community which had been of no account expands and becomes strong . It demands a place in the sys- tem , suited , not to its former weakness , but to its present power . If this is granted , all is well . If ...
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... England . With much more force , at least with much more plausi- bility , the noble Lord and several other members on the other side of the House have argued against the proposed Reform on the ground that the existing system has worked ...
... England . With much more force , at least with much more plausi- bility , the noble Lord and several other members on the other side of the House have argued against the proposed Reform on the ground that the existing system has worked ...
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... England . I draw no parallel between our aristocracy and that of France . Those who represent the peerage as a class whose power is incompatible with the just influence of the people in the State , draw that parallel , and not I. They ...
... England . I draw no parallel between our aristocracy and that of France . Those who represent the peerage as a class whose power is incompatible with the just influence of the people in the State , draw that parallel , and not I. They ...
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Seite 477 - No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear. All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.
Seite 469 - Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, With all the speed ye may; I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three. Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the bridge with me?" Then out spake Spurius Lartius ; A Ramnian proud was he: "Lo, I will stand at thy right hand, And keep the bridge with thee.
Seite 544 - Rochelle, proud city of the waters, Again let rapture light the eyes of all thy mourning daughters. As thou wert constant in our ills, be joyous in our joy, For cold, and stiff, and still are they who wrought thy walls annoy.
Seite 469 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Seite 545 - Ho ! maidens of Vienna ! Ho ! matrons of Lucerne ! Weep, weep, and rend your hair for those who never shall return. Ho ! Philip, send, for charity, thy Mexican pistoles, That Antwerp monks may sing a mass for thy poor spearmen's souls...
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Seite 463 - Tall are the oaks whose acorns Drop in dark Auser's rill ; Fat are the stags that champ the boughs Of the Ciminian hill ; Beyond all streams Clitumnus Is to the herdsman dear ; Best of all pools the fowler loves The great Volsinian mere.