Historical and Political DissertationsR. Griffin, 1857 - 424 стор. |
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Сторінка 397 - Crown over the inclosed parts of the sea along the coasts of the island of Great Britain, has immemorially extended to those bays called the King's Chambers ; that is, portions of the sea cut off by lines drawn from one promontory to another.
Сторінка 303 - The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Сторінка 135 - Republican envoy, or to the fierce democracy of Jefferson, he therefore had become weary of Republics, and a friend to monarchy and to England. In truth, his devotion to liberty, and his intimate persuasion that it can only be enjoyed under the republican scheme, constantly gained strength to the end of his truly glorious life; and his steady resolution to hold the balance even between contending extremes at home, as well as to repel any advance from abroad incompatible with perfect independence,...
Сторінка 18 - It is therefore, on opinion only that government is founded; and this maxim extends to the most despotic and most military governments, as well as to the most free and most popular. The soldan of EGYPT, or the emperor of ROME, might drive his harmless subjects, like brute beasts, against their sentiments and inclination: But he must, at least, have led his mamalukes, or praetorian bands, like men, by their opinion.
Сторінка 115 - Tantaque vis frigoris insecuta est, ut ex illa miserabili hominum jumentorumque strage cum se quisque attollere ac levare vellet, diu nequiret, quia torpentibus rigore nervis vix flectere artus poterant.
Сторінка 114 - ... the resources of. whole provinces moved through the kingdoms which his arms held in awe ; the artillery of whole citadels traversed the fields ; the cattle on a thousand hills were made the food of the myriads whom he poured into the plains of Eastern Europe, where blood flowed in rivers, and the earth was whitened with men's bones : but this gigantic enterprise, uniformly successful, was found to have no object, when it had no longer an enemy to overcome, and the victor in vain sued to the vanquished...
Сторінка 115 - ... power he had lost never succeeded in countervailing the effects of that Russian night. The fire of his genius burnt, if possible, brighter than ever ; in two campaigns his efforts were more than human, his resources more miraculous than before, his valour more worthy of the prize he played for — but all was vain : his weapon was no longer in his hand ; his army was gone ; and his adversaries, no more quailing under the feeling of his superior nature, had discovered him to be vincible like themselves,...
Сторінка 115 - The hopes of Napoleon were blighted; the retreat of his armament was cut off ; and his doom sealed far more irreversibly than if the conqueror of a hundred fields had been overthrown in battle, and made captive with half his force. All his subsequent efforts to regain the power he had lost never succeeded in countervailing the effects of that Russian night. The fire of his genius burnt, if possible, brighter than ever; in two campaigns his efforts 'Were more than human, his resources more miraculous...
Сторінка 10 - The grand and distinguishing feature of the balancing theory, is the systematic form to which it reduces those plain and obvious principles of national conduct; the perpetual attention to foreign affairs which it inculcates; the constant watchfulness...
Сторінка 260 - ... late yet seriously, to discharge the first of their duties? Or shall we. calling ourselves the friends to human improvement balance any longer, upon some party interest, some sectarian punctilio, or even some refined scruple, when the means are within our reach to redeem the time and do that which is most blessed in the sight of God, most beneficial to man ? Or shall it be said that between the claims of contending factions in church or in State, the Legislature stands paralyzed, and puts not...