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Pàgina 9
... give bail , and the sheriff was apprehensive of a rescue should he take them to prison . " Call out the posse comi- tatus , then , " cried the judge . Sir , " was the reply , " no one will serve . " " Summon me , then ; I will be the ...
... give bail , and the sheriff was apprehensive of a rescue should he take them to prison . " Call out the posse comi- tatus , then , " cried the judge . Sir , " was the reply , " no one will serve . " " Summon me , then ; I will be the ...
Pàgina 60
... gives the title of earl to a branch of the Stan- hope family . CHESTERFIELD , PHILIP DORMER STAN- HOPE , 4th earl of ... give attention to public affairs until incurable deafness caused him to pass into pri- vate life . He was remarkable ...
... gives the title of earl to a branch of the Stan- hope family . CHESTERFIELD , PHILIP DORMER STAN- HOPE , 4th earl of ... give attention to public affairs until incurable deafness caused him to pass into pri- vate life . He was remarkable ...
Pàgina 63
... give their name to a fine breed of that an- imal . They were the scene of many bloody battles between the Scotch and English , the most famous of which is that immortalized in the celebrated ballad of " Chevy Chase . " Che- viot peak is ...
... give their name to a fine breed of that an- imal . They were the scene of many bloody battles between the Scotch and English , the most famous of which is that immortalized in the celebrated ballad of " Chevy Chase . " Che- viot peak is ...
Pàgina 74
... give the results since 1793 , nor does he give , in his essay , the entire product of all the mines in the state . The following is given as the production of later years : Marks . Dollars . 69,816 1824 ..... 575,982 1831 .. 1826 ...
... give the results since 1793 , nor does he give , in his essay , the entire product of all the mines in the state . The following is given as the production of later years : Marks . Dollars . 69,816 1824 ..... 575,982 1831 .. 1826 ...
Pàgina 102
... give a hearing to every subject who has cause to complain of any act of government . The of fice , in its practical working , is somewhat sim- ilar to that of the tribunes of the people in an- cient Rome , and may be considered as a ...
... give a hearing to every subject who has cause to complain of any act of government . The of fice , in its practical working , is somewhat sim- ilar to that of the tribunes of the people in an- cient Rome , and may be considered as a ...
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The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General ..., Volum 15 George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana Visualització completa - 1862 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 309 - Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to prepare, and report to the senate, at their next session, a plan for the application of such means as are within the power of congress, to the purposes of opening roads and making canals; together with a statement of the undertakings of that nature, which, as objects of public improvement, may require and deserve the aid of government...
Pàgina 319 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Pàgina 195 - Ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating, share The vulgar game of
Pàgina 376 - Pa. legist., where he aided in modifying the criminal code. He was a member of the convention that framed the Federal Constitution, and in Nov.
Pàgina 195 - On Christmas eve the bells were rung, On Christmas eve the mass was sung: * That only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear.
Pàgina 433 - China, [4322]"so that the liver be not incensed," good for such as are cold, as most melancholy men are, but by no means to be mentioned in hot. The Turks have a drink called coffee (for they use no wine), so named of a berry as black as soot, and as bitter, (like that black drink which was in use amongst the Lacedaemonians, and perhaps the same,) which they sip still of, and sup as warm as they can suffer...
Pàgina 243 - Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases. A good vomit, 1 confess, a virtuous herb, if it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used ; but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco...
Pàgina 377 - And after a while, divers great ladies, with as great jealousy of the queen's displeasure, made them coaches, and rid in them up and down the countries, to the great admiration of all the beholders; but then, by little and little, they grew usual among the nobility and others of sort, and within twenty years became a great trade of coachmaking.
Pàgina 101 - ... united in one system of manners, letters, and policy ; whose cities and capitals rival in numbers the greatest metropolises of any age ; who have not only covered the earth but the waters with towns and streets — such a nation must occupy a conspicuous place in the history of mankind, and the study of their character and condition commends itself to every well-wisher of his race.
Pàgina 323 - As a leader in a deliberative body, Mr. CLAY had no equal in America. In him, intellect, person, eloquence, and courage, united to form a character fit to command. He fired with his own enthusiasm, and controlled by his amazing will, individuals and masses. No reverse could crush his spirit, nor defeat reduce him to despair. Equally erect and dauntless in prosperity and adversity, when successful, he moved to the accomplishment of his purposes with severe resolution; when defeated, he rallied his...