Short Sayings of Great Men: With Historical and Explanatory NotesJ. R. Osgood, 1882 - 610 стор. |
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... command under Tachos , his small stature and mean attire made the Egyp- tians declare the fable to be true that " the mountain had brought forth a mouse ; " to which the king replied , " They will find me a lion by and by . " — ATHENÆUS ...
... command under Tachos , his small stature and mean attire made the Egyp- tians declare the fable to be true that " the mountain had brought forth a mouse ; " to which the king replied , " They will find me a lion by and by . " — ATHENÆUS ...
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... command of the fleet , he exclaimed , " Well done , your majesty ! " ( Vous avez bien fait , votre majesté ! ) To show his contempt of their comments upon the sailor's uncouth manners , the king said to his courtiers , " No doubt Jean ...
... command of the fleet , he exclaimed , " Well done , your majesty ! " ( Vous avez bien fait , votre majesté ! ) To show his contempt of their comments upon the sailor's uncouth manners , the king said to his courtiers , " No doubt Jean ...
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... command of the French army against the Im- perialists , was mortally wounded at Ivrea , while effecting a retreat , and died on the field , 1524. ] Glorious sword . Francis I. of France insisted that the honor of knighthood , which had ...
... command of the French army against the Im- perialists , was mortally wounded at Ivrea , while effecting a retreat , and died on the field , 1524. ] Glorious sword . Francis I. of France insisted that the honor of knighthood , which had ...
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... command of the Church . " That one scene , " says Bryce , " was enough to mark a decisive change , and inflict an irretrieva- ble disgrace on the crown so debased . Its wearer could no more claim to be the highest power on earth ...
... command of the Church . " That one scene , " says Bryce , " was enough to mark a decisive change , and inflict an irretrieva- ble disgrace on the crown so debased . Its wearer could no more claim to be the highest power on earth ...
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... command of the army at the age of twenty - six , said to him , You are too young ; " In a year , " he answered , " I shall be old or dead . " - LOCKHART : Life , IV . Just as Scipio , conscious of his own powers , replied to those who ...
... command of the army at the age of twenty - six , said to him , You are too young ; " In a year , " he answered , " I shall be old or dead . " - LOCKHART : Life , IV . Just as Scipio , conscious of his own powers , replied to those who ...
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Сторінка 198 - Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects...
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Сторінка 167 - I came one morning into the House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and' not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar. His hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swollen and reddish, his...
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Сторінка 370 - They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations; and so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit.
Сторінка 479 - Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot...
Сторінка 2 - The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of america i am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival it ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to god almighty it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade with shows games sports guns bells bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward for evermore.
Сторінка 293 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!
Сторінка 532 - Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death...
Сторінка 328 - Joy is the sweet voice, Joy the luminous cloud We in ourselves rejoice! And thence flows all that charms or ear or sight, All melodies the echoes of that voice, All colours a suffusion from that light.