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Strona 82
... desire to proceed in melius not in aliud ; the desire which animated Franklin , Washington , Clarkson , Wilberforce , and Romilly . Such are the conflicting armies . Error con- scious of its impotence . " We must destroy the press ...
... desire to proceed in melius not in aliud ; the desire which animated Franklin , Washington , Clarkson , Wilberforce , and Romilly . Such are the conflicting armies . Error con- scious of its impotence . " We must destroy the press ...
Strona 89
... desire it , I will enter into the momentous duty , and exert every power I possess in their service and for support of the glorious cause . As to pay , I beg leave to assure the Congress , that as no pecuniary consideration could have ...
... desire it , I will enter into the momentous duty , and exert every power I possess in their service and for support of the glorious cause . As to pay , I beg leave to assure the Congress , that as no pecuniary consideration could have ...
Strona 176
... closing in sweet preludes of good to come , and desire of present contentment . Find us such a one in the annals of men and we yield the argument of this contro- versy . Men there have been driven before the wrath 176.
... closing in sweet preludes of good to come , and desire of present contentment . Find us such a one in the annals of men and we yield the argument of this contro- versy . Men there have been driven before the wrath 176.
Strona 194
... desire it , I will enter into the momentous duty , and exert every power I pos- sess in their service , and for support of the glo- rious cause and I beg they will accept my most cordial thanks for this distinguished testimony of their ...
... desire it , I will enter into the momentous duty , and exert every power I pos- sess in their service , and for support of the glo- rious cause and I beg they will accept my most cordial thanks for this distinguished testimony of their ...
Strona 195
... desire . " - When an application was made by King John to the Earl of Ulster to act for him as champion , he being the only man qualified for such an en- counter , the Earl twice refused , as the king had imprisoned him unheard at the ...
... desire . " - When an application was made by King John to the Earl of Ulster to act for him as champion , he being the only man qualified for such an en- counter , the Earl twice refused , as the king had imprisoned him unheard at the ...
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Strona 8 - Of law, there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage : the very least as feeling her care ; and the greatest, as not exempted from her power.
Strona 78 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Strona 108 - ... from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, and there to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul ! Yesterday a most excellent sermon was preached by the Rev.
Strona 191 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
Strona 255 - But power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground.
Strona 217 - I HOLD every man a debtor to his profession; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.
Strona 19 - ... in the entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves to the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on...
Strona 264 - From the moment that any advocate can be permitted to say, that he will or will not stand between the Crown and the subject arraigned in the Court where he daily sits to practise, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end.
Strona 48 - Moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people...
Strona 246 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention; or a shop, for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.