The North American Review, Volume 51Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1840 - American fiction Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... appear . He is described as " a hunted Patridge , who , being distressed by the ecclesiastical setters of old England , having neither beak nor claws for defence , escaped by flight over the ocean , and took covert in the town of ...
... appear . He is described as " a hunted Patridge , who , being distressed by the ecclesiastical setters of old England , having neither beak nor claws for defence , escaped by flight over the ocean , and took covert in the town of ...
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... appear more clearly from the general instructions contained in the letter addressed to him , by the President of the Board of Trustees of the Girard College , Mr. Nicholas Biddle . " The Board of Trustees are charged by the city of ...
... appear more clearly from the general instructions contained in the letter addressed to him , by the President of the Board of Trustees of the Girard College , Mr. Nicholas Biddle . " The Board of Trustees are charged by the city of ...
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... appears to us to be the most judicious that could have been adopted , both in reference to an immediate application to the wants of the Girard College , and for its general bear- ing on the cause of education . A more imposing and osten ...
... appears to us to be the most judicious that could have been adopted , both in reference to an immediate application to the wants of the Girard College , and for its general bear- ing on the cause of education . A more imposing and osten ...
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... appear to be utterly destitute of re- semblance with each other , as far as the vocabulary is con- cerned . This is even not unfrequently the case with tribes , who were found by the first settlers adjacent to each other . It is evident ...
... appear to be utterly destitute of re- semblance with each other , as far as the vocabulary is con- cerned . This is even not unfrequently the case with tribes , who were found by the first settlers adjacent to each other . It is evident ...
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... appears from their language , to another division of the Iroquois stock , but not included by the French under that appellation , because at war with the Five Nations , ) were conquered and greatly reduced in numbers to the north of ...
... appears from their language , to another division of the Iroquois stock , but not included by the French under that appellation , because at war with the Five Nations , ) were conquered and greatly reduced in numbers to the north of ...
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Page 289 - Eglentine. Ful wel she sange the service devine, Entuned in hire nose ful swetely ; And Frenche she spake ful fayre and fetisly, After the scole of Stratford atte bowe, For Frenche of Paris was to hire unknowe.
Page 67 - For in order to prove that the Americans have no right to their liberties, we are every day endeavoring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself...
Page 403 - Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Page 508 - That guards the lowliest of the poor. How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear — and sink again to sleep ! Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By blazing fire, the still suspense Of self-complacent innocence ; The mutual nod, — the grave disguise Of hearts with gladness brimming o'er ; ' And some unbidden tears that rise For names once heard, and heard no more; Tears brightened by the serenade For infant in the cradle laid.
Page 404 - My feelings are not those of pride or ostentation upon the occasion. "They are solemnized by a sense of the obligations, the important trusts, and numerous duties connected with it. That you may be enabled to discharge them with honor to yourself, with justice and impartiality to your country, and with satisfaction to this great people, shall be the daily prayer of your "AA...
Page 28 - That schoolmaster deserves to be beaten himself, who beats nature in a boy for a fault. And I question whether all the whipping in the world can make their parts, which are naturally sluggish, rise one minute before the hour nature hath appointed.
Page 28 - Those that are ingenious and idle. These think with the hare in the fable, that running with snails (so they count the rest of their schoolfellows), they shall come soon enough to the post, though sleeping a good while before their starting. Oh, a good rod would finely take them napping ! 3. Those that are dull and diligent.
Page 507 - While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen, That overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sunk to rest with folded wings : Keen was the air, but could not freeze, Nor check, the music of the strings ; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped the chords with strenuous hand ; And who but listened ? — till was paid Respect to every Inmate's claim : The greeting given, the music played, In honor...
Page 389 - Trust in him at all times, ye people, pour out your hearts before him ; God is a refuge for us.
Page 278 - Memoir, historical and political on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the adjacent territories, illustrated by a map and a geographical view of those countries.