Public Documents of Massachusetts, Томове 10–26

Предна корица
Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1871
 

Други издания - Преглед на всички

Често срещани думи и фрази

Популярни откъси

Страница 272 - Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially.
Страница 73 - Legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. He shall annually communicate to the Legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.
Страница 15 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Страница 217 - Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when Nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.
Страница 217 - Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. It is a little thing to speak a phrase Of common comfort which by daily use Has almost lost its sense ; yet on the ear Of him who thought to die unmourned 'twill fall Like choicest music...
Страница 273 - ... shall have an opportunity to investigate the case, attend the trial and protect the interest of, or otherwise provide for such child.
Страница 110 - ... enactment of laws by which the education of all the children of the state should be made obligatory. Better to force education upon the people than to force them into prison to suffer for crimes, of which the neglect of education and consequent ignorance have been the occasion, if not the cause. XXXVI. As a principle that crowns all...
Страница 232 - Any person who shall have been duly enlisted and mustered into the military or naval service of the United States, as a part of the quota of any city or town in this Commonwealth, under any call of the President of the United States during the late civil war, or duly assigned as a part of the quota thereof, after having been enlisted and mustered into said service...
Страница 19 - ... opinion that such persons " are not Able to pay the fine and costs, or that it is otherwise expedient ; " and a similar power is given to the board of directors of public institutions of the city of Boston to discharge from the house of industry. Section 6, chapter 180 of the General Statutes, still unrepealed, relative to the discharge of poor convicts, will apply to cases not included in the other provisions. Chapter 44 of the Acts of 1865, limits the period of confinement for non-payment of...
Страница 217 - And if I were to be asked what is the great want of English society — to mingle class with class — I would say, in one word, the want is the want of sympathy.

Библиография