The Works of Charles Sumner, Том 1Lee and Shepard, 1870 |
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... received very general assent , that the best security for the continuance of peace was to be prepared for war . That was a maxim which might have been applied to the nations of antiquity , and to society in a com- paratively barbarous ...
... received very general assent , that the best security for the continuance of peace was to be prepared for war . That was a maxim which might have been applied to the nations of antiquity , and to society in a com- paratively barbarous ...
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... received ! To this end , we must not fold our hands in slumber , nor abide content with the past . To each generation is appointed its peculiar task ; nor does the heart which responds to the call of duty find rest ex- cept in the grave ...
... received ! To this end , we must not fold our hands in slumber , nor abide content with the past . To each generation is appointed its peculiar task ; nor does the heart which responds to the call of duty find rest ex- cept in the grave ...
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Charles Sumner. At this stage the French general capitulated , claiming and receiving what are called " the honors of war , " but not before twenty thousand innocent persons , old and young , women and children , having no part or in ...
Charles Sumner. At this stage the French general capitulated , claiming and receiving what are called " the honors of war , " but not before twenty thousand innocent persons , old and young , women and children , having no part or in ...
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... received another blow from Rome . In the latter part of the thirteenth century , Don Pedro of Aragon , after exchanging letters of defiance with Charles of Anjou , proposed a personal combat , which was accepted , on condition that ...
... received another blow from Rome . In the latter part of the thirteenth century , Don Pedro of Aragon , after exchanging letters of defiance with Charles of Anjou , proposed a personal combat , which was accepted , on condition that ...
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... received the lesson of self - sacrifice as from the lips of the Saviour , and learned that by no earthly weapon of battle can true victory be won . The pride of conquest would have been rebuked , and the bawble sceptre have fallen from ...
... received the lesson of self - sacrifice as from the lips of the Saviour , and learned that by no earthly weapon of battle can true victory be won . The pride of conquest would have been rebuked , and the bawble sceptre have fallen from ...
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Страница 347 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Страница 20 - In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...
Страница 113 - Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet by night...
Страница 495 - Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones And cursed be he that moves my bones.
Страница 112 - He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
Страница 273 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was on very many accounts one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country.
Страница 286 - Goodness I call the habit, and goodness of nature the inclination. This of all virtues and dignities of the mind is the greatest, being the character of the Deity ; and, without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.
Страница 292 - ... view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against...
Страница 61 - Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.
Страница 65 - No : dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him.