The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 4Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson Munroe and Francis, 1807 - American literature Vols. 3-4 include appendix: "The Political cabinet." |
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... judge from these re- mains , a little too high ; though there are some striking and appro- priate traits in his delineation of them . Yet I must admit that " The Enthusiast , or Lover of Nature , " written at the age of 18 , is a rich ...
... judge from these re- mains , a little too high ; though there are some striking and appro- priate traits in his delineation of them . Yet I must admit that " The Enthusiast , or Lover of Nature , " written at the age of 18 , is a rich ...
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... judges , and placing them on a permanent and honourable establishment . But in a government , like our own , dependent in no small degree on the publick opinion , it is never unseasonable to recur to the fundamental principles of the ...
... judges , and placing them on a permanent and honourable establishment . But in a government , like our own , dependent in no small degree on the publick opinion , it is never unseasonable to recur to the fundamental principles of the ...
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... judges depend- ent upon the will and pleasure of the legislature , as to a considera- ble portion of their salaries . The late attempt to reinstate them on firm constitutional ground , by a bill reported to the house of representatives ...
... judges depend- ent upon the will and pleasure of the legislature , as to a considera- ble portion of their salaries . The late attempt to reinstate them on firm constitutional ground , by a bill reported to the house of representatives ...
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... judges , but , if the declarations of our constitution are to be taken as true , involves in it the highest and most important rights of every citizen . On the ground of good beha- viour a judge ought always to stand ; and I still ...
... judges , but , if the declarations of our constitution are to be taken as true , involves in it the highest and most important rights of every citizen . On the ground of good beha- viour a judge ought always to stand ; and I still ...
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... judge had a commission in the king's name , under the province seal . But neither in the record of the nomination and appoint- ment , nor in the commission was there any mention made of the estate the judge had in his office . Whether ...
... judge had a commission in the king's name , under the province seal . But neither in the record of the nomination and appoint- ment , nor in the commission was there any mention made of the estate the judge had in his office . Whether ...
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Page 334 - George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, throughout the War which established their Independence; and First President of the United States.
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Page 254 - Soon after the Reformation, a few people came over into this New World, for conscience' sake. Perhaps this apparently trivial incident may transfer the great seat of empire into America. It looks likely to me...
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