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... period ; and not only was there no pay , but there were many stripes . It is always considered as a piece of impertinence in England , if a man of less than two or three thousand a year has any opinions at all upon important subjects ...
... period ; and not only was there no pay , but there were many stripes . It is always considered as a piece of impertinence in England , if a man of less than two or three thousand a year has any opinions at all upon important subjects ...
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... period at which he concluded it in his former volume , September 1796 , and continue it down to Au- gust 1801. They are written in the style of a journal , which , though not the most agreeable mode of conveying information , is ...
... period at which he concluded it in his former volume , September 1796 , and continue it down to Au- gust 1801. They are written in the style of a journal , which , though not the most agreeable mode of conveying information , is ...
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... period , when the Grand Lahma is sending which are rendered quite impervious to the to supplicate alliance ; when the spice islands weather , while the inhabitants at Port Jackson are purchasing peace with nutmegs ; when have no houses ...
... period , when the Grand Lahma is sending which are rendered quite impervious to the to supplicate alliance ; when the spice islands weather , while the inhabitants at Port Jackson are purchasing peace with nutmegs ; when have no houses ...
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... period which preceded the Reforma- tion , and dwelling principally upon the various rebellions which broke out in Ireland between the Reformation and the grand rebellion in the reign of Charles the First . The celebrated conquest of ...
... period which preceded the Reforma- tion , and dwelling principally upon the various rebellions which broke out in Ireland between the Reformation and the grand rebellion in the reign of Charles the First . The celebrated conquest of ...
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... period , that a proud , brave , half - savage people , would cherish the memory of their wrongs for centuries to come , and break forth into arms at every period when they were particularly exasperated by oppression , or invited by op ...
... period , that a proud , brave , half - savage people , would cherish the memory of their wrongs for centuries to come , and break forth into arms at every period when they were particularly exasperated by oppression , or invited by op ...
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Page 113 - The parent storms, the child looks on, catches the lineaments of wrath, puts on the same airs in the circle of smaller slaves, gives a loose to the worst of passions, and thus nursed, educated, and daily exercised in tyranny, cannot but be stamped by it with odious peculiarities. The man must be a prodigy who can retain his manners and morals undepraved by such circumstances.
Page 113 - The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other.
Page 147 - In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book ? or goes to an American play ? or looks at an American picture or statue?
Page 439 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by law within this Realm.
Page 379 - I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of Reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824 there set in a great flood upon that town; the tide rose to an incredible height; the waves rushed in upon the houses; and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was...
Page 1 - From the beginning of the century (about which time the Review began) to the death of Lord Liverpool, was an awful period for those who had the misfortune to entertain liberal opinions, and who were too honest to sell them for the ermine of the judge, or the lawn of the prelate...
Page 80 - ... of knowledge is to make women pedantic and affected ; and that nothing can be more offensive, than to see a woman stepping out of the natural modesty of her sex, to make an ostentatious display of her literary attainments. This may be true enough ; but the answer is so trite and obvious, that we are almost ashamed to make it. All affectation and display proceed from the supposition of possessing something better than the rest of the world possesses. Nobody is vain of possessing two legs and two...
Page 185 - Pelagians do vainly talk); but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and damnation.
Page 93 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
Page 232 - He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail. I was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near his head. He continued to plunge and strike, and made my seat very uncomfortable. It must have been a fine sight for an unoccupied spectator.