The Probe, Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and ThingsPublished for the author, 1847 - 336 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα vii
... dangers of ..... 163 PAUPERISM , causes and remedy .... 167 PERSPECTIVE , a glance at human nature 169 PILLOW , place for reflection . 171 ..... PRESENCE OF MIND , advantages of 172 .... PRESS , responsibility of editors ... 175 ...
... dangers of ..... 163 PAUPERISM , causes and remedy .... 167 PERSPECTIVE , a glance at human nature 169 PILLOW , place for reflection . 171 ..... PRESENCE OF MIND , advantages of 172 .... PRESS , responsibility of editors ... 175 ...
Σελίδα 14
... danger of being exploded , by the very element that causes its elevation . It eschews charity , and deals largely in the corrosive sublimate of falsehood , the aquafortis of envy , the elixir vitriol of revenge , and the asafoetida of ...
... danger of being exploded , by the very element that causes its elevation . It eschews charity , and deals largely in the corrosive sublimate of falsehood , the aquafortis of envy , the elixir vitriol of revenge , and the asafoetida of ...
Σελίδα 18
... dangerous enemies , and should be repulsed at the threshold of our minds . Fill the head and heart with good thoughts , that there be no room for bad ones . Drinking water , neither makes a man sick nor in debt , or his wife a widow ...
... dangerous enemies , and should be repulsed at the threshold of our minds . Fill the head and heart with good thoughts , that there be no room for bad ones . Drinking water , neither makes a man sick nor in debt , or his wife a widow ...
Σελίδα 21
... danger's fright , Be thou my guide mid passion's way , My moon by night - my sun by day . - Milman . THE highest eulogy we can pronounce upon this book of all books , is , to take it for the man of our counsel , and the polar star of ...
... danger's fright , Be thou my guide mid passion's way , My moon by night - my sun by day . - Milman . THE highest eulogy we can pronounce upon this book of all books , is , to take it for the man of our counsel , and the polar star of ...
Σελίδα 36
... danger of falling off , and one very courteously laid down , and permitted the other to walk , not harshly , but gently over him , and both passed on in safety . This is not the first wise lesson I have learned from brute ani- mals ...
... danger of falling off , and one very courteously laid down , and permitted the other to walk , not harshly , but gently over him , and both passed on in safety . This is not the first wise lesson I have learned from brute ani- mals ...
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Σελίδα 4 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Σελίδα 2 - Rodney, George Read, Thomas M'Kean. Maryland. — Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Virginia. — George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. North Carolina. — William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn. South Carolina. — Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton. Georgia. — Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.
Σελίδα 10 - United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and together with the vice-president, chosen for the same term, be elected as follows : 2. Each State shall appoint...
Σελίδα 11 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Σελίδα 35 - ... establishing, with powers so disposed, in order to give trade a stable course, to define the rights of our merchants, and to enable the government to support them, conventional rules of intercourse, the best that present circumstances and mutual opinion will permit, but temporary, and liable to be from time to time abandoned or varied, as experience and circumstances shall dictate...
Σελίδα 30 - Patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in Governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And, there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be, by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its...
Σελίδα 49 - Resolved, That by two royal charters, granted by King James the First, the colonists aforesaid are declared entitled to all the privileges, liberties, and immunities of denizens aud natural-born subjects, to all intents and purposes as if they had been abiding and born within the realm of England.
Σελίδα 37 - THOUGH in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am, nevertheless, too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils, to which they may tend. I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence...
Σελίδα 25 - The West derives from the East supplies requisite to its growth and comfort ; and, what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions to the weight, influence, and the future maritime strength of the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest as one nation.
Σελίδα 33 - ... nation,) facility to betray or sacrifice the interests of their own country, without odium, sometimes even with popularity; gilding with the appearances of a virtuous sense of obligation, a commendable deference for public opinion, or a laudable zeal for public good, the base or foolish compliances of ambition, corruption or infatuation.