The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volume 14Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1823 - Europe |
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... opinion , that when the great bulk of the community were aroused to a sense of the dangers and difficulties which threatened them , only one voice would be heard to pervade the country for the preserva- tion of its great interests . He ...
... opinion , that when the great bulk of the community were aroused to a sense of the dangers and difficulties which threatened them , only one voice would be heard to pervade the country for the preserva- tion of its great interests . He ...
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... opinion , when once fairly and coolly collected , must always have its due weight upon the measures of public men . The right honourable gentleman , however , knew too well what was the real feeling of the coun- try ; he knew too well ...
... opinion , when once fairly and coolly collected , must always have its due weight upon the measures of public men . The right honourable gentleman , however , knew too well what was the real feeling of the coun- try ; he knew too well ...
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... opinion it was an additional proof of the confi- dence happily existing among the great powers of Europe , that they re- ceived at their meetings the ministers of powers who were not immediately connected with the measures in pro- gress ...
... opinion it was an additional proof of the confi- dence happily existing among the great powers of Europe , that they re- ceived at their meetings the ministers of powers who were not immediately connected with the measures in pro- gress ...
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... opinion , after a full and satisfactory deliberation , that the act of the 12th of February last is grossly illegal . If the right ho- nourable gentleman thought that the motion of the noble lord to - night was one of mere milk and ...
... opinion , after a full and satisfactory deliberation , that the act of the 12th of February last is grossly illegal . If the right ho- nourable gentleman thought that the motion of the noble lord to - night was one of mere milk and ...
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... opinion upon it . The presumption was , that they had judged rightly , and he regretted that they had been call- ed upon to pass any judgment at all . He regretted that when a retreat had been offered her - a retreat into which she ...
... opinion upon it . The presumption was , that they had judged rightly , and he regretted that they had been call- ed upon to pass any judgment at all . He regretted that when a retreat had been offered her - a retreat into which she ...
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Page 144 - Father, who wouldest not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live...
Page 356 - Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who Possessed Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human Ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of "Boatswain," a Dog Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808.
Page 114 - I WAS glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
Page 357 - TRIUMPHAL arch, that fill'st the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach me what thou art — Still seem, as to my childhood's sight, A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven.
Page 334 - ... composure, which characterizes the landscape of a cultivated country ; it was the deathlike stillness of the most dreary desolation, and the total absence of animated existence. Such, indeed, was the want of objects to afford relief to the eye, or amusement to the mind, that a stone of more than usual size appearing above the snow, in the direction...
Page 345 - ... sight, impressed me with horror. The blackness of the wall ; the faint light given by the candles or torches for want of air; the different objects that surrounded me seeming to converse with each other ; and the Arabs with the candles or torches in their hands, naked and covered with dust, themselves resembling living mummies, — absolutely formed a scene that cannot be described.
Page 357 - And yet, fair bow, no fabling dreams, But words of the Most High, Have told why first thy robe of beams Was woven in the sky. When o'er the green undeluged earth, Heaven's covenant thou didst shine, How came the world's gray fathers forth To watch thy sacred sign ! And when its yellow lustre smiled O'er mountains yet untrod, Each mother held aloft her child To bless the bow of God.
Page 6 - I have recently received so many testimonials from all parts of my kingdom ; and which, whilst it is most grateful to the strongest feelings of my heart, I shall ever consider as the best and surest safeguard of my Throne.
Page 192 - Orders of The House, examined the matters to them referred; and have agreed to the following REPORT...
Page 2 - ... domination — this the use of a standing army in time of peace. It seems our fathers were not such fools as some would make us believe, in opposing the establishment of a standing army...