The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volumen 71Archibald Constable and Company, 1809 |
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... ment . These were set and prepared for publication , by his son Nathaniel ; whose respectable character and pro- priety of conduct have long secured him the esteem and favour of the pub- lic , and whose knowledge of composi- tion , and ...
... ment . These were set and prepared for publication , by his son Nathaniel ; whose respectable character and pro- priety of conduct have long secured him the esteem and favour of the pub- lic , and whose knowledge of composi- tion , and ...
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... ment . Many circumstances , he al- ledges , lead to the suspicion that it was done by their enemies , for the purpose of throwing the blame upon them . In particular , he states that a gunpowder barrel , with the castle mark upon it was ...
... ment . Many circumstances , he al- ledges , lead to the suspicion that it was done by their enemies , for the purpose of throwing the blame upon them . In particular , he states that a gunpowder barrel , with the castle mark upon it was ...
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... ment ; but the number of those who are elevated enough in life to reason and to reflect ; yet low enough to keep clear of the venal contagion of a court ; -these are a nation's strength . I know not how to apologize for the impertinent ...
... ment ; but the number of those who are elevated enough in life to reason and to reflect ; yet low enough to keep clear of the venal contagion of a court ; -these are a nation's strength . I know not how to apologize for the impertinent ...
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... ment proposed , whilst it resisted the illegal decrees of France , involved , moreover , sub- stantially the precise advantages professed- ly aimed at by the British orders . The ar- rangement has nevertheless been rejected . " This ...
... ment proposed , whilst it resisted the illegal decrees of France , involved , moreover , sub- stantially the precise advantages professed- ly aimed at by the British orders . The ar- rangement has nevertheless been rejected . " This ...
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... ment such explanations on the general sub . ject of our differences with them , as would have met the friendly and equitable views of the United States ; but I owe it as well to you as to myself to declare , that every attempt for that ...
... ment such explanations on the general sub . ject of our differences with them , as would have met the friendly and equitable views of the United States ; but I owe it as well to you as to myself to declare , that every attempt for that ...
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Página 207 - I'll wage thee. Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, While the star of hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me ; Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy ; But to see her was to love her; Love but her, and love for ever.
Página 37 - Liberty have ever found their first support, and their last asylum; a country, the birthplace of many famous Philosophers, Soldiers, and Statesmen, and the scene of many important events recorded in Scottish History, particularly a great many of the actions of the Glorious Wallace, the Saviour of his country; Yet, we have never had one Scotch Poet of any eminence, to make the fertile banks of Irvine, the romantic woodlands and sequestered scenes on Aire, and the heathy mountainous source, and winding...
Página 54 - It has demonstrated to foreign nations the moderation and firmness which govern our councils, and to our citizens the necessity of uniting in support of the laws and the rights of their country, and has thus long frustrated those usurpations and spoliations which, if resisted, involved war; if submitted to, sacrificed a vital principle of our national independence.
Página 301 - In these my confidence will under every difficulty be best placed, next to that which we have all been encouraged to feel in the guardianship and guidance of that Almighty Being whose power regulates the destiny of nations, whose blessings have been so conspicuously dispensed to this rising Republic, and to whom we are bound to address our devout gratitude for the past, as well as our fervent supplications and best hopes for the future.
Página 36 - Does any man tell me that my full efforts can be of no service; and that it does not belong to my humble station to meddle with the concerns of a nation?
Página 300 - States as the basis of their peace and happiness; to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and authorities reserved to the States and to the people...
Página 299 - Unwilling to depart from examples of the most revered authority, I avail myself of the occasion now presented, to express the profound impression made on me by the call of my country to the station, to the duties of which I am about to pledge myself by the most solemn of sanctions.
Página 657 - Allan, their grieve, who fainted away when he was told his master was in the house, and that he was to set out with him on horseback before day, and pretend to the rest of the servants, that he had orders to sell some horses at Morpeth Fair. Accordingly, my grandfather getting out at a window to the stables, they set out in the dark. Though, with good reason, it was a sorrowful parting, yet after he was fairly gone, they rejoiced, and thought themselves happy that he was in a way of being safe ;...
Página 56 - I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention ; and that the advancement of their rights and interests has been the constant motive for every measure.
Página 54 - Instead of a pledge, therefore, of a suspension of the embargo as to her in case of such a repeal, it was presumed that a sufficient inducement might be found in other considerations, and particularly in the change produced by a compliance with our just demands by one belligerent, and a refusal by the other, in the relations between the other and the United States.