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Strona 8
... passed by ; the en- livening sound of their martial instruments struck his ear ; he paused from his labour , he weighed in his mind the license and pleasures of a military life against the tedious uniformity of rural employment , and he ...
... passed by ; the en- livening sound of their martial instruments struck his ear ; he paused from his labour , he weighed in his mind the license and pleasures of a military life against the tedious uniformity of rural employment , and he ...
Strona 38
... passed through three of them . We were indeed much at a loss in what light to view the latter part , as it has not the slightest connexion with the former , except what the bookbinder has created . From this dilemma , however , we were ...
... passed through three of them . We were indeed much at a loss in what light to view the latter part , as it has not the slightest connexion with the former , except what the bookbinder has created . From this dilemma , however , we were ...
Strona 57
... passed a fortnight at Rio di Janeiro , in the various employ- ments of public visits and public dinners ; and in the examination of the more curious objects in the town and its environs . The place is large , and well built for a ...
... passed a fortnight at Rio di Janeiro , in the various employ- ments of public visits and public dinners ; and in the examination of the more curious objects in the town and its environs . The place is large , and well built for a ...
Strona 62
... passing close to his house , in the middle of the night , when two of them by chance were detached from the rest ; that they strayed into his yard ; and that they happened to be loaded with effects in precious stones , " and other ...
... passing close to his house , in the middle of the night , when two of them by chance were detached from the rest ; that they strayed into his yard ; and that they happened to be loaded with effects in precious stones , " and other ...
Strona 85
... passed a resolution that each of its mem- bers should sign that instrument . It was not , however , engrossed on parchment and prepared for signa- tures until the 3d of August . The new members from Pennsylvania having taken their seats ...
... passed a resolution that each of its mem- bers should sign that instrument . It was not , however , engrossed on parchment and prepared for signa- tures until the 3d of August . The new members from Pennsylvania having taken their seats ...
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Strona 266 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Strona 23 - How many are the days of the years of thy life? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years : few and evil have been the days of the years of my life...
Strona 245 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the sister of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and po'verty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...
Strona 153 - And opened on a narrow green, Where weeping birch and willow round With their long fibres swept the ground; Here, for retreat in dangerous hour, Some chief had framed a rustic bower.
Strona 326 - For time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretch'd, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer : welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.
Strona 269 - The Congress shall have Power 1 To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States...
Strona 141 - In short, every summer one lives in a state of mutiny and murmur, and I have found the reason: it is because we will affect to have a summer, and we have no title to any such thing. Our poets learnt their trade of the Romans, and so adopted the terms of their masters. They talk of shady groves, purling streams, and cooling breezes, and we get sore throats and agues with attempting to realize these visions.
Strona 269 - To borrow Money on the credit of the United States ; 3 To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes...
Strona 316 - ... sudden fits of inadvertency will surprise vigilance, slight avocations will seduce attention, and casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning; and that the writer shall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need for that which yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts tomorrow.
Strona 302 - And yet it fills me with wonder, that, in almost all countries, the most ancient poets are considered as the best; whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquisition gradually attained, and poetry is a gift conferred at once...