Short Sayings of Great Men: With Historical and Explanatory NotesJ. R. Osgood, 1882 - 610 Seiten |
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... Henry IV . will be surprised to know that Agesilaus preceded him in that royal game of romps which both kings thought only a father could appreciate . The poet Rogers was not the first to pre- fer the art of forgetting to that of memory ...
... Henry IV . will be surprised to know that Agesilaus preceded him in that royal game of romps which both kings thought only a father could appreciate . The poet Rogers was not the first to pre- fer the art of forgetting to that of memory ...
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... HENRY DAVID 454 DECATUR , COм .. 177 178 , 462 179 415 DEFFAND , MME . DU 180 , 213 • 149 DEMADES · 182 , 442 CLEMENT I. CLEMENT VII . 150 DEMOCRITUS 189 150 DEMONAX 28 , 158 , 182 CLEMENT XIV . 150 DEMOSTHENES 173 , 183 , 213 ...
... HENRY DAVID 454 DECATUR , COм .. 177 178 , 462 179 415 DEFFAND , MME . DU 180 , 213 • 149 DEMADES · 182 , 442 CLEMENT I. CLEMENT VII . 150 DEMOCRITUS 189 150 DEMONAX 28 , 158 , 182 CLEMENT XIV . 150 DEMOSTHENES 173 , 183 , 213 ...
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... HENRY IV . ( FRANCE ) , 95 , 152 , 167 , HUGO , VICTOR , 225 , 260 , 281 , 511 , 554 LA HARPE .117 , 401 .319 , 419 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD - LIAN. PAGE PAGE GORTSCHAKOFF GOURGUES , D. DE GRANT , U. S. GRATTAN , H. GREGORY I. · GREGORY VII ...
... HENRY IV . ( FRANCE ) , 95 , 152 , 167 , HUGO , VICTOR , 225 , 260 , 281 , 511 , 554 LA HARPE .117 , 401 .319 , 419 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD - LIAN. PAGE PAGE GORTSCHAKOFF GOURGUES , D. DE GRANT , U. S. GRATTAN , H. GREGORY I. · GREGORY VII ...
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... HENRY LEHNERT 561 MAINE , DUC DE LEIBNITZ LITTRÉ LOUIS XI . LOUIS XII . LOUIS XIII . • 332 MARMONTEL 415 MARY , QUEEN 335 MASSILLON . • • 337 MATHER , COTTON 13 , 336 MASSIEU LOUIS XVI . LOUIS XVIII . • MAUPERTUIS MAURY , ABBÉ ...
... HENRY LEHNERT 561 MAINE , DUC DE LEIBNITZ LITTRÉ LOUIS XI . LOUIS XII . LOUIS XIII . • 332 MARMONTEL 415 MARY , QUEEN 335 MASSILLON . • • 337 MATHER , COTTON 13 , 336 MASSIEU LOUIS XVI . LOUIS XVIII . • MAUPERTUIS MAURY , ABBÉ ...
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... Henry , in his " Exposition of Job , " VI . 29 , had already spoken of " their own second and sober thoughts , " which Euripides pronounced the best among mortals . — Hippolytus , 438. Cicero , having said that any man might err ...
... Henry , in his " Exposition of Job , " VI . 29 , had already spoken of " their own second and sober thoughts , " which Euripides pronounced the best among mortals . — Hippolytus , 438. Cicero , having said that any man might err ...
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Seite 198 - Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects...
Seite 439 - On this question of principle, while actual suffering was yet afar off, they raised their flag against a power, to which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Seite 167 - I came one morning into the House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and' not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar. His hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swollen and reddish, his...
Seite 504 - Pretty ! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms ! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Seite 370 - They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations; and so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit.
Seite 479 - Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot...
Seite 2 - The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of america i am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival it ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to god almighty it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade with shows games sports guns bells bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward for evermore.
Seite 293 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!
Seite 532 - Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death...
Seite 328 - Joy is the sweet voice, Joy the luminous cloud We in ourselves rejoice! And thence flows all that charms or ear or sight, All melodies the echoes of that voice, All colours a suffusion from that light.