The National Review, Volume 10Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot Robert Theobald, 1860 |
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... possessed by an opu- lent Roman , the child which was born blind , sometimes no doubt became a kind of drudge ( souffre - douleur ) , exposed to the caprices of his master , and the barbarous sports of his degraded companions ; oftener ...
... possessed by an opu- lent Roman , the child which was born blind , sometimes no doubt became a kind of drudge ( souffre - douleur ) , exposed to the caprices of his master , and the barbarous sports of his degraded companions ; oftener ...
Page 88
... lived to the advanced age of eighty- five , possessed of his mental faculties to the last , and died in 1802 ' " ( Bull's Sense Denied , pp . 103-7 ) . * Dufau , pp . 2 , 3 . poles excluded from the light , while they grew in 88 The Blind .
... lived to the advanced age of eighty- five , possessed of his mental faculties to the last , and died in 1802 ' " ( Bull's Sense Denied , pp . 103-7 ) . * Dufau , pp . 2 , 3 . poles excluded from the light , while they grew in 88 The Blind .
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... possessed by some of the blind to discern differences of colours is indeed irresistible : Sir Hans Sloane's patient , * the blind Highland tailor Maguire ( mentioned in the Philosophical Transactions ) , who made tartan ( parti ...
... possessed by some of the blind to discern differences of colours is indeed irresistible : Sir Hans Sloane's patient , * the blind Highland tailor Maguire ( mentioned in the Philosophical Transactions ) , who made tartan ( parti ...
Page 97
... possessed by Dr. Saunderson and Madame Paradis of distinguishing false from genuine Roman medals , which connoisseurs with eyes were unable to do ; and the still more astonishing circumstance related of Dr. Moyse , who with his fingers ...
... possessed by Dr. Saunderson and Madame Paradis of distinguishing false from genuine Roman medals , which connoisseurs with eyes were unable to do ; and the still more astonishing circumstance related of Dr. Moyse , who with his fingers ...
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... possessed with the rabies of teetotal fanaticism , have estimated the cost of the liquors consumed in the United Kingdom at 60,000,0007 . We will accept this esti- mate as not extravagant ; and will suppose , not unfairly , that one ...
... possessed with the rabies of teetotal fanaticism , have estimated the cost of the liquors consumed in the United Kingdom at 60,000,0007 . We will accept this esti- mate as not extravagant ; and will suppose , not unfairly , that one ...
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Page 413 - And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Page 103 - The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory, Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
Page 395 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Page 395 - And fear came upon every soul : and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Page 204 - If such do occur, can we doubt (remembering that many more individuals are born than can possibly survive) that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?
Page 90 - And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part, why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confined, So obvious and so easy to be quenched, And not, as feeling, through all parts diffused, That she might look at will through every pore?
Page 78 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 200 - Hence we may infer as highly probable that, if the whole genus of humble-bees became extinct or very rare in England, the heartsease and red clover would become very rare or wholly disappear. The number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great...
Page 408 - Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John : who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Page 124 - I claim, as a citizen, a right to legislate whenever my social rights are invaded by the social act of another." And now for the definition of these "social rights": "If anything invades my social rights, certainly the traffic in strong drink does. It destroys my primary right of security by constantly creating and stimulating social disorder. It invades my right of equality by deriving a profit from the creation of a misery I am taxed to support. It impedes my right to free moral and intellectual...