The English nation; or, A history of England in the lives of Englishmen, Volumen 5A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... considered unprofessional , and could have been ventured on only by a man of his established celebrity . One very serious in- convenience arising to Law was , that it hurt his business in Westmin- ster - hall . A counsel whose presence ...
... considered unprofessional , and could have been ventured on only by a man of his established celebrity . One very serious in- convenience arising to Law was , that it hurt his business in Westmin- ster - hall . A counsel whose presence ...
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... considered of the very highest authority . Sir Samuel Romilly . BORN A. D. 1757. - DIED A. D. 1818 . THIS virtuous patriot and enlightened lawyer was born on the 1st of March , 1757 , in Westminster . His father was a jeweller in London ...
... considered of the very highest authority . Sir Samuel Romilly . BORN A. D. 1757. - DIED A. D. 1818 . THIS virtuous patriot and enlightened lawyer was born on the 1st of March , 1757 , in Westminster . His father was a jeweller in London ...
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... considered either so able in point of finance , or his colleagues so deficient on that subject , that he appears to have been selected by them to answer the report of the Bullion committee , which evinced not only a wonderful degree of ...
... considered either so able in point of finance , or his colleagues so deficient on that subject , that he appears to have been selected by them to answer the report of the Bullion committee , which evinced not only a wonderful degree of ...
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... considered the great and sudden rise of the price of corn here as the cause of the advance in other articles ; and the rise of that great necessary of life , to advance of importation prices by the acts of the legislature . Yet , with ...
... considered the great and sudden rise of the price of corn here as the cause of the advance in other articles ; and the rise of that great necessary of life , to advance of importation prices by the acts of the legislature . Yet , with ...
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... considered the great and sudden rise of the price of corn here as the cause of the advance in other articles ; and the rise of that great necessary of life , to advance of importation prices by the acts of the legislature . Yet , with ...
... considered the great and sudden rise of the price of corn here as the cause of the advance in other articles ; and the rise of that great necessary of life , to advance of importation prices by the acts of the legislature . Yet , with ...
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Página 220 - There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes ; but what are they among so many ? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down.
Página 399 - The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal...
Página 222 - It is a happy world after all. The air, the earth, the water, teem with delighted existence. In a spring noon, or a summer evening, on whichever side I turn my eyes, myriads of happy beings crowd upon my view. " The insect youth are on the wing.
Página 31 - I have lived to it ; I could almost say, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation. — I have lived to see a diffusion of knowledge, which has undermined superstition and error. — I have lived to see the rights of men better understood than ever ; and nations panting for liberty which seemed to have lost the idea of it. — I have lived to see Thirty Millions of People, indignant and resolute, spurning at slavery, and demanding liberty with an irresistible...
Página 399 - It has increased indefinitely the mass of human comforts and enjoyments, and rendered cheap and accessible, all over the world, the materials of wealth and prosperity. It has armed the feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter; and laid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of mechanic power which are to aid and reward the labours of after generations.
Página 218 - What reward ? St. Nicholas Within or St. Nicholas Without ! The curse of Swift is upon him to have been born an Irishman ; to have possessed a genius, and to have used his talents for the good of his country.
Página 120 - It is ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince Re-gent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty...
Página 479 - I was indebted to chance alone for stumbling upon his hidingplace. I sat up for the greatest part of several nights successively, and, before he suspected that his treatise was discovered, had completely mastered it. I could now enter upon my own ; and that carried me pretty far into the science.
Página 85 - In speaking then of commodities, of their exchangeable value, and of the laws which regulate their relative prices, we mean always such commodities only as can be increased in quantity by the exertion of human industry, and on the production of which competition operates without restraint.
Página 188 - ... most important concerns of society, where he can boldly publish his judgment on the acts of the proudest and most powerful tyrants. The press of England is still free. It is guarded by the free constitution of our forefathers. It is guarded by the hearts and arms of Englishmen, and I trust I may venture to say, that if it be to fall, it will fall only under the ruins of the British empire.