The Life and Speeches of Hon. George Brown |
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... whole assembly with hunger . " This class were very zealous and , perhaps , in their own estimation , patriotic ; defend- ers of the usurpation of authority by His Excellency , they saw much to gain and nothing to lose by vigorously ...
... whole assembly with hunger . " This class were very zealous and , perhaps , in their own estimation , patriotic ; defend- ers of the usurpation of authority by His Excellency , they saw much to gain and nothing to lose by vigorously ...
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... whole people depended on its preservation , especially as the defence of the one implied and necessitated the defence of the other . 66 The Montreal disturbances ultimately gave birth to a new organi- zation under the name of " The ...
... whole people depended on its preservation , especially as the defence of the one implied and necessitated the defence of the other . 66 The Montreal disturbances ultimately gave birth to a new organi- zation under the name of " The ...
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... whole customs department ; and to that end our efforts should , I think , be turned ; meanwhile , I advocate commercial reciprocity with the United States and the British West Indies , and that the trade arrangements now existing ...
... whole customs department ; and to that end our efforts should , I think , be turned ; meanwhile , I advocate commercial reciprocity with the United States and the British West Indies , and that the trade arrangements now existing ...
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... whole we justified then , and we justify now . The causes of our sepa- ration from the late government are to be found in the parliamentary proceedings of the session of 1851 . But what caused the change in 1851 ? Why did we leave the ...
... whole we justified then , and we justify now . The causes of our sepa- ration from the late government are to be found in the parliamentary proceedings of the session of 1851 . But what caused the change in 1851 ? Why did we leave the ...
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... whole country , than by conquering his opponents in one constituency . The following letter was written by him to the secretary of the Reform Association of Lambton , giving his views privately to that gentleman : [ Private ] . TORONTO ...
... whole country , than by conquering his opponents in one constituency . The following letter was written by him to the secretary of the Reform Association of Lambton , giving his views privately to that gentleman : [ Private ] . TORONTO ...
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Page 186 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 355 - One commissioner shall be named by the President of the United States, one by Her Britannic Majesty, and a third by the President of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty conjointly; and in case the third commissioner shall not have been so named within a period of three months from the date when this article shall take effect, then the third commissioner shall be named by the representative at London of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
Page 183 - God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. 0 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his...
Page 355 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII.
Page 291 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 81 - Since the dear hour that brought me to thy foot, And cut up all my follies by the root, I never trusted in an arm but thine, Nor hoped, but in thy righteousness divine...
Page 182 - So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 155 - And, when the stream Which overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left, Deposited upon the silent shore Of memory, images and precious thoughts, That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed.
Page 186 - And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Page 355 - XVIII of this Treaty ; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.