The Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and ThingsG. B. Zieber & Company, 1846 - 312 страници |
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... less practised . If we wish the seed sown to take root , we must mellow the soil by proper cultivation . So in giving advice , we must first gain the confidence of those we deem it a duty to ad- vise , and then look to God for success ...
... less practised . If we wish the seed sown to take root , we must mellow the soil by proper cultivation . So in giving advice , we must first gain the confidence of those we deem it a duty to ad- vise , and then look to God for success ...
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... less exposed to the baneful influence of that cor- rupt and corrupting party spirit , which is raised by the whirlwind of selfish ambition , and rides on the tornado of faction . Before he is roused to a participation in violent public ...
... less exposed to the baneful influence of that cor- rupt and corrupting party spirit , which is raised by the whirlwind of selfish ambition , and rides on the tornado of faction . Before he is roused to a participation in violent public ...
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... par- tiality . It is an incubus upon good government , and is as quickly perceived , and more keenly felt by chil- dren , than by adults . If one child is less amiable , docile , and gifted , than another in the same CHILDREN . .31.
... par- tiality . It is an incubus upon good government , and is as quickly perceived , and more keenly felt by chil- dren , than by adults . If one child is less amiable , docile , and gifted , than another in the same CHILDREN . .31.
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... less capacity , in giving safe counsel . Many a husband would have been saved from shipwreck , had he made a confidant of his wife in all his business , and taken her advice . No one can feel as deep an interest in his prosperity and ...
... less capacity , in giving safe counsel . Many a husband would have been saved from shipwreck , had he made a confidant of his wife in all his business , and taken her advice . No one can feel as deep an interest in his prosperity and ...
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... less curious and more expensive , than those of the galvanic battery upon a corpse . The consumer is the swivel link in the chain , the moment this swivel loses its head , by too much pressure and friction , the derangement commences ...
... less curious and more expensive , than those of the galvanic battery upon a corpse . The consumer is the swivel link in the chain , the moment this swivel loses its head , by too much pressure and friction , the derangement commences ...
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Страница 8 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Страница 28 - ... it is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union, to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity...
Страница 24 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Страница 16 - United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Страница 6 - Rodney, George Read, Thomas M'Kean. Maryland. — Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Virginia. — George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. North Carolina. — William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn. South Carolina. — Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton. Georgia. — Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.
Страница 15 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Страница 32 - Towards the preservation of your government, and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts.
Страница 38 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Страница 39 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?
Страница 27 - Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment. The unity of Government which constitutes you one people, is also now dear to you.