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... Russia in Eastern and Central is placed , which he so well himself described Europe . But , if that be found ( as there is as one of the chief characteristics of the late too much reason to apprehend it will ) to be Duke of Wellington ...
... Russia in Eastern and Central is placed , which he so well himself described Europe . But , if that be found ( as there is as one of the chief characteristics of the late too much reason to apprehend it will ) to be Duke of Wellington ...
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... Russia . While tremes , of terms dictated by Russia at Con- we might anticipate on general grounds that stantinople , or by the Allies at St. Petersburg , Russia would persist in refusing that , the most the conditions of the peace must ...
... Russia . While tremes , of terms dictated by Russia at Con- we might anticipate on general grounds that stantinople , or by the Allies at St. Petersburg , Russia would persist in refusing that , the most the conditions of the peace must ...
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... Russia , a campaigning war , which consists The argument is strong , but not final . To meet it by another , stated with equal brevity , it may be in a race to be determined by the ultimate ex- contended , first , that peremptorily to ...
... Russia , a campaigning war , which consists The argument is strong , but not final . To meet it by another , stated with equal brevity , it may be in a race to be determined by the ultimate ex- contended , first , that peremptorily to ...
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... Russia has been kept to Russia ; and unless The object of the present war is perfectly def- we would have the sources of revenue cut off , inite , to curb Russia , or , if she resist , to co- the Allied Powers must continue to protect ...
... Russia has been kept to Russia ; and unless The object of the present war is perfectly def- we would have the sources of revenue cut off , inite , to curb Russia , or , if she resist , to co- the Allied Powers must continue to protect ...
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... Russia . men of that heroic age . He was too much for Denmark was her only rival in the Northern himself , and for half - measures , and Clarendon Seas . Russia , before Peter the Great , was like damns him with mitigated blame , as one ...
... Russia . men of that heroic age . He was too much for Denmark was her only rival in the Northern himself , and for half - measures , and Clarendon Seas . Russia , before Peter the Great , was like damns him with mitigated blame , as one ...
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Seite 232 - One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each ; Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach. One by one (bright gifts from Heaven) Joys are sent thee here below ; Take them readily when given, Ready too to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band ; One will fade as others greet thee ; Shadows passing through the land.
Seite 292 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Seite 385 - Wandering between two worlds, one dead, The other powerless to be born, With nowhere yet to rest my head, Like these, on earth I wait forlorn. Their faith, my tears, the world deride— I come to shed them at their side.
Seite 308 - he must have them all subscribe;' for, says he, ' the author shall not begin to print till I have a' thousand guineas for him.' Lord Treasurer, after leaving the Queen, came through the room, beckoning Dr. Swift to follow him : both went off just before prayers.
Seite 292 - His violent prejudice against our West Indian and American settlers appeared whenever there was an opportunity. Towards the conclusion of his " Taxation no Tyranny," he says, " how is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?
Seite 251 - After we shall have offered Spain a price for Cuba far beyond its present value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba, in the possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal peace and the existence of our cherished Union...
Seite 223 - Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? In the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth; Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud: " Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men.
Seite 315 - tis hardly understood Which way my death can do them good, Yet thus, methinks, I hear them speak: ' See how the Dean begins to break! Poor gentleman, he droops apace! You plainly find it in his face. That old vertigo in his head Will never leave him, till he's dead. Besides, his memory decays: He recollects not what he says; He cannot call his friends to mind; Forgets the place where last he dined; Plies you with stories o'er and o'er; He told them fifty times before.
Seite 308 - Then he instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe. "For," says he, "the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him.
Seite 310 - If we let these great ministers pretend too much, there will be no governing them.