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... possessed and cultivated by them . The first example of an extended and flourishing commerce , was set by the ... possessions and her property , and reduced to poverty and abjectness , by the interruption and de- struction of her trade ...
... possessed and cultivated by them . The first example of an extended and flourishing commerce , was set by the ... possessions and her property , and reduced to poverty and abjectness , by the interruption and de- struction of her trade ...
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... possession of the results and benefits of their labors . If the world had waited for the Greeks themselves to diffuse the light they kindled , it is hard to say when its general illumina- tion , through their means , would have ...
... possession of the results and benefits of their labors . If the world had waited for the Greeks themselves to diffuse the light they kindled , it is hard to say when its general illumina- tion , through their means , would have ...
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... possessed them- selves of Italy , and were favorably situated to commence operations in trade . Commerce had not been ... possession of Alexandria , revived and carried on the old trade between that city and India , by the route of the ...
... possessed them- selves of Italy , and were favorably situated to commence operations in trade . Commerce had not been ... possession of Alexandria , revived and carried on the old trade between that city and India , by the route of the ...
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... possession of these commodities . In the early periods of commercial operations , whether the object be to sell , or to pur- chase , intercourse takes place always between those who are in diverse or dif- ferent states , in regard to ...
... possession of these commodities . In the early periods of commercial operations , whether the object be to sell , or to pur- chase , intercourse takes place always between those who are in diverse or dif- ferent states , in regard to ...
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... possession of the golden fleece . The first anticipation of some direct and sub- stantial reward , must usually be found necessary to sustain and encourage ad- venture , where difficulties and perils are to be encountered more dreadful ...
... possession of the golden fleece . The first anticipation of some direct and sub- stantial reward , must usually be found necessary to sustain and encourage ad- venture , where difficulties and perils are to be encountered more dreadful ...
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Page 525 - Bank of Augusta v. Earle, 13 Peters, 519, Mr. Chief Justice TANEY announcing the opinion of the court said: "It is very true that a corporation can have no legal existence out of the boundaries of the sovereignty by which it is created. It exists only in contemplation of law, and by force of the law; and where that law ceases to operate, and is no longer obligatory, the corporation can have no existence. It must dwell in the place of its creation, and cannot migrate to another sovereignty.
Page 413 - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...
Page 397 - HEAR, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: For the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, And the ass his master's crib: But Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Page 142 - E'en wondered at because he dropt no sooner; Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years; Yet freshly ran he on ten winters more, Till, like a clock worn out with eating Time, The wheels of weary life at last stood still.
Page 296 - Physician art thou ? one all eyes, Philosopher! a fingering slave, One that would peep and botanize Upon his mother's grave...
Page 440 - In the lexicon of youth, which Fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no such word As — -fail!
Page 537 - I have three thousand dollars in hard money; I will pledge my plate for three thousand more; I have seventy hogsheads of Tobago rum, which shall be sold for the most it will bring. These are at the service of the State. If we succeed in defending our firesides and homes, I may be remunerated; if we do not, the property will be of no value to me.
Page 168 - July next, the following gold coins shall pass current as money within the United States, and be receivable in all payments by weight, for the payment of all debts and demands, at the rates following, that is to say : The gold coins of Great Britain, Portugal and Brazil, of not less than twenty-two carats fine, at the rate of 94 cts.
Page 261 - One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, the Standard Measure of Capacity, as well for Liquids as for dry Goods not measured by Heaped Measure, shall be the Gallon., containing Ten Pounds Avoirdupois Weight of distilled Water weighed in Air, at the Temperature of Sixty two Degrees of Fahrenheit's Thermometer, the Barometer being at Thirty Inches...
Page 275 - • An act to provide for obtaining accurate statements of the Foreign Commerce of the United States...