The New-York Review, Volume 9George Dearborn & Company, 1841 |
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... Quaker , that any war was just , or necessary , or glorious ? How could Sir John's argument on the point of honor be refuted to the satisfaction of a jury of Falstaffs ? If Lord Brougham does not feel and acknowledge the force of the ...
... Quaker , that any war was just , or necessary , or glorious ? How could Sir John's argument on the point of honor be refuted to the satisfaction of a jury of Falstaffs ? If Lord Brougham does not feel and acknowledge the force of the ...
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... Quaker plea puts it , but that they have consulted it too much , is our chief count against them ; and in the present case we hold it obviously to be that out of which all the difficulty has arisen . It is the wise choice , and not the ...
... Quaker plea puts it , but that they have consulted it too much , is our chief count against them ; and in the present case we hold it obviously to be that out of which all the difficulty has arisen . It is the wise choice , and not the ...
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... Quaker , to whose zealous exertions alone it is due that this present ne- farious transaction has been unravelled , and the treaty not yet carried into fatal effect . Now , no reader of the " Case " but will acknowledge this to be the ...
... Quaker , to whose zealous exertions alone it is due that this present ne- farious transaction has been unravelled , and the treaty not yet carried into fatal effect . Now , no reader of the " Case " but will acknowledge this to be the ...
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... one treaty , they are equally conclusive against the The Quaker plea and address is dated , " Farmington , " in western New York . other ; for , without such aids , neither that 1841. ] 215 Case of the Seneca Indians .
... one treaty , they are equally conclusive against the The Quaker plea and address is dated , " Farmington , " in western New York . other ; for , without such aids , neither that 1841. ] 215 Case of the Seneca Indians .
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... Quaker pamphlet will be surprised to learn , that this contemned company are , as already hinted , co - partners with the remonstrants themselves , in one com- mon title to their lands , purchased , as before said , by Robert Morris ...
... Quaker pamphlet will be surprised to learn , that this contemned company are , as already hinted , co - partners with the remonstrants themselves , in one com- mon title to their lands , purchased , as before said , by Robert Morris ...
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Page 407 - Ireland king, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 19 - ... true eloquence I find to be none, but the serious and hearty love of truth, and that whose mind soever is fully possessed with a fervent desire to know good things, and with the dearest charity to infuse the knowledge of them into others, when such a man would speak, his words...
Page 331 - And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the HOLY GHOST was upon him.
Page 316 - Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness...
Page 413 - As for example the Lutherans, they could not be drawn to go beyond what Luther saw ; for whatever part of God's will He had further imparted and revealed to Calvin, they will rather die than embrace it. And so also, saith he, you see the Calvinists, they stick where he left them, a misery much to be lamented.
Page 407 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Page 407 - Having undertaken for the Glory of God. and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid...
Page 408 - Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission...
Page 371 - To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god, The aim of the Baconian philosophy was to provide man with what he requires while he continues to be a man. The aim of the Platonic philosophy was to raise us far above vulgar wants. The aim of the Baconian philosophy was to supply our vulgar wants. The former aim was noble ; but the latter was attainable.
Page 326 - ... in times like these in which we live, it will not do to be overscrupulous. It is easy to sacrifice the substantial interests of society by a strict adherence to ordinary rules.