The New-York Review, Volume 1Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell George Dearborn & Company, 1837 |
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... regard and provokes envy ; pre - eminent superiority is apt to make both enemies and friends . But when it is remembered that others , whose abilities and patriotic exertions were not inferior to his , also bore their parts in the ...
... regard and provokes envy ; pre - eminent superiority is apt to make both enemies and friends . But when it is remembered that others , whose abilities and patriotic exertions were not inferior to his , also bore their parts in the ...
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... regards the agent , yet that the view of duty in any particular case , may be mistaken , and the action , in its outward form may be wrong , that is , not such as an infallible criterion or rule would enjoin ; and this criterion is not ...
... regards the agent , yet that the view of duty in any particular case , may be mistaken , and the action , in its outward form may be wrong , that is , not such as an infallible criterion or rule would enjoin ; and this criterion is not ...
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... regards the abolition of drawbacks , which he had some time before suggested to some confidential friends in Congress , as one of the great measures which were essential to our prosperity ; another was the adoption of the late report of ...
... regards the abolition of drawbacks , which he had some time before suggested to some confidential friends in Congress , as one of the great measures which were essential to our prosperity ; another was the adoption of the late report of ...
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... regard to which , especially the latter , there is still much difference of opinion . At the sight of certain actions we are all conscious of a movement of mind by which we approve or disapprove ; and if the actions are proposed to ...
... regard to which , especially the latter , there is still much difference of opinion . At the sight of certain actions we are all conscious of a movement of mind by which we approve or disapprove ; and if the actions are proposed to ...
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... regard to their own interest , has been proclaimed in almost every age and country of the civi lized world , not excepting Hindoostan and China . The Epicureans of Greece had their predecessors in one of the moral sects of India . Like ...
... regard to their own interest , has been proclaimed in almost every age and country of the civi lized world , not excepting Hindoostan and China . The Epicureans of Greece had their predecessors in one of the moral sects of India . Like ...
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Page 44 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 423 - To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Page 160 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator ! oft in bands While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, With heavenly touch of instrumental sounds, In full harmonic number join'd, their songs Divide the night,...
Page 94 - When one, that holds communion with the skies, Has filled his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles with us meaner things, 'Tis e'en as if an angel shook his wings ; Immortal fragrance fills the circuit wide, That tells us whence his treasures are supplied.
Page 354 - The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow ; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow : there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Page 350 - In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land : whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, " Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Page 46 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
Page 101 - When the ear heard him, then it blessed him: and when the eye saw him, it gave witness to him. Because he delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon him; and he caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 96 - And we also bless thy holy Name, for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear ; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom.
Page 292 - By inscribing this slight performance to you, I do not mean so much to compliment you as myself. It may do me some honour to inform the public, that I have lived many years in intimacy with you. It may serve the interests of mankind also to inform them, that the greatest wit may be found in a character, without impairing the most unaffected piety.