Essays, moral and political, Volume 1John Murray, 1832 - Great Britain |
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... duty to exert himself ! The part which I have taken has obtained for me , and in large measure , the esteem and good will of those by whom it is a comfort as well as an honour to be approved ; and , on the other hand , the obloquy of ...
... duty to exert himself ! The part which I have taken has obtained for me , and in large measure , the esteem and good will of those by whom it is a comfort as well as an honour to be approved ; and , on the other hand , the obloquy of ...
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... duty of an Englishman is , to exert himself in raising the spirit of his countrymen to the pitch of those days , when they won crowns and brought home captive kings . The one busi- ness of England is to abate the power of France ; that ...
... duty of an Englishman is , to exert himself in raising the spirit of his countrymen to the pitch of those days , when they won crowns and brought home captive kings . The one busi- ness of England is to abate the power of France ; that ...
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... duty ? The maxim which the despondents in and out of parliament are perpetually inculcating is , that we ought to husband our resources . By this it is meant that we ought to save our men and our money till we are actually invaded by ...
... duty ? The maxim which the despondents in and out of parliament are perpetually inculcating is , that we ought to husband our resources . By this it is meant that we ought to save our men and our money till we are actually invaded by ...
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... duty by hope , than to keep them in it by fear ! The system here recommended offers the surest mode of gradually abolishing those punishments which are disgraceful to our nature ; for a forfeiture of time , in proportion to the offence ...
... duty by hope , than to keep them in it by fear ! The system here recommended offers the surest mode of gradually abolishing those punishments which are disgraceful to our nature ; for a forfeiture of time , in proportion to the offence ...
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... duties ; by limited service , and increase of pay in proportion to length of time , which will render forfeiture of time ... duty in a sailor's and a soldier's life . Honorary rewards would operate as strongly upon the men as they do now ...
... duties ; by limited service , and increase of pay in proportion to length of time , which will render forfeiture of time ... duty in a sailor's and a soldier's life . Honorary rewards would operate as strongly upon the men as they do now ...
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Page 357 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 403 - And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us ; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Page 356 - Sir, quoth he, and I may remember the building of Tenterton steeple, and I may remember when there was no steeple at all there. And before that Tenterton steeple was in building, there was no manner of speaking of any flats or sands that stopped the haven ; and therefore I think that Tenterton steeple is the cause of the destroying and decay of Sandwich haven.
Page 335 - ... war consisteth not in actual fighting, but in the known disposition thereto, during all the time there is no assurance to the contrary. All other time is peace.
Page 178 - Humble and rustic life was generally chosen because in that condition the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity, are less under restraint, and speak a plainer and more emphatic language...
Page 83 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Page 11 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Page 90 - A man who is born into a world already possessed, if he cannot get subsistence from his parents on whom he has a just demand, and if the society do not want his labour, has no claim of right to the smallest portion of food, and, in fact, has no business to be where he is. At nature's mighty feast there is no vacant cover for him. She tells him to be gone, and will quickly execute her own orders...
Page 355 - More saw this aged man, he thought it expedient to hear him say his mind in this matter, for, being so old a man, it was likely that he knew most of any man in that presence and company. So Master More called this old aged man unto him, and said, father...
Page 206 - The tears into his eyes were brought. And thanks and praises seemed to run So fast out of his heart, I thought They never would have done. — I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.