History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII, Volume 1Harper & Bros., 1855 - Europe |
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... mankind , to the Eastern World ; and now , while half a million Europeans annually land in America , and double the already marvelous rate of Transatlantic increase , a hundred thou- sand Anglo - Saxons yearly migrate to Aus- tralia ...
... mankind , to the Eastern World ; and now , while half a million Europeans annually land in America , and double the already marvelous rate of Transatlantic increase , a hundred thou- sand Anglo - Saxons yearly migrate to Aus- tralia ...
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... mankind were originally separated on the British family is rapidly increasing in dis Assyrian plains ; and it took place from tant hemispheres , and that the human an attempt , springing from the pride and race is deriving fresh life ...
... mankind were originally separated on the British family is rapidly increasing in dis Assyrian plains ; and it took place from tant hemispheres , and that the human an attempt , springing from the pride and race is deriving fresh life ...
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... Mankind . Great conse- quent Influence of Mind on human Affairs . - Ease with which the Press may be perverted to the purposes of Despotism . - Great effect of the dis- covery of Steam and Electric communication . - In- creased ...
... Mankind . Great conse- quent Influence of Mind on human Affairs . - Ease with which the Press may be perverted to the purposes of Despotism . - Great effect of the dis- covery of Steam and Electric communication . - In- creased ...
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... mankind ; -from the east and from the west , from the north and from the south , the liberating warriors came forth , and the strength of an injured world collected , by a convulsive effort at the heart , to throw off the load which had ...
... mankind ; -from the east and from the west , from the north and from the south , the liberating warriors came forth , and the strength of an injured world collected , by a convulsive effort at the heart , to throw off the load which had ...
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... mankind its duty ; the Orleans family took advantage of clearly appeared in the annals of the tumult , and the dynasty of the elder branch Governments nations , in the thirty years which of the Bourbons was overthrown . now aimed at ...
... mankind its duty ; the Orleans family took advantage of clearly appeared in the annals of the tumult , and the dynasty of the elder branch Governments nations , in the thirty years which of the Bourbons was overthrown . now aimed at ...
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Page 346 - Save that country that you may continue to adorn it— save the Crown which is in jeopardy — the Aristocracy which is shaken — save the Altar which must stagger with the blow that rends its kindred Throne ! You have said, my Lords, you have willed — the Church and the King have willed — that the Queen should be deprived of its solemn service. She has, instead of that solemnity, the heartfelt prayers of the people. She wants no prayers of mine. But I do here pour forth my humble supplications...
Page 17 - And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Page 270 - O thou! whose glory fills the ethereal throne, And all ye deathless powers! protect my son! Grant him, like me, to purchase just renown, To guard the Trojans, to defend the crown, Against his country's foes the war to wage, And rise the Hector of the future age! So when triumphant from successful toils Of heroes slain he bears the reeking spoils, Whole hosts may hail him with deserved acclaim, And say, 'This chief transcends his father's fame.' While pleased amidst the general shouts of Troy, His...
Page 346 - ... from the roots and the stem of the tree. Save that country, that you may continue to adorn it; save the crown, which is in jeopardy; the aristocracy which is shaken; save the altar, which must stagger with the blow that rends its kindred throne!
Page 353 - This day has shown me that I am beloved by my Irish subjects. Rank, station, honours, are nothing; but to feel. that I live in the hearts of my Irish subjects, is to me the most exalted happiness.
Page 331 - Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Page 131 - Whatever withdraws us from the dominion of the senses — whatever makes the past, the distant, and the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings...
Page 117 - I well remember, when the near and dear relation alluded to was a child, I observed to some friends that the man who discharged his duty to his country in the manner Mr Pitt had done, was...
Page 361 - If distress bordering upon famine, if misery bursting forth in insurrection, and all the other symptoms of wretchedness, discontent, and difficulty, are to be taken as symptoms of pressure upon the people; then I should say that 1812 and 1817 were two years of which no good man can ever wish to witness the like again...
Page 96 - Utter boldly and spread widely through the world the thoughts of the coming apostles of the people's liberty, till the sound that cheers the desert shall thrill through the heart of humanity, and the lips of the messenger of the people's power, as he stands in beauty upon the mountains, shall proclaim the renovating tidings of equal freedom for the race...