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... duty ; and have substituted in their stead that Christian obedience which is the only sure test of sincere faith . The Law of England , founded on the basis of Christianity , has incorporated the established Religion with our civil ...
... duty ; and have substituted in their stead that Christian obedience which is the only sure test of sincere faith . The Law of England , founded on the basis of Christianity , has incorporated the established Religion with our civil ...
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... duty to their country . The thirst for knowledge must be guided to the purest springs . The inquirer may fall into dangerous paths , and there are not wanting those who lie in wait to de- ceive the unwary , and employ their utmost skill ...
... duty to their country . The thirst for knowledge must be guided to the purest springs . The inquirer may fall into dangerous paths , and there are not wanting those who lie in wait to de- ceive the unwary , and employ their utmost skill ...
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... duty of the young king was to give them battle . His entrance into the contest was unfortunate , and he was ... duties B 2 ALFRED THE GREAT .
... duty of the young king was to give them battle . His entrance into the contest was unfortunate , and he was ... duties B 2 ALFRED THE GREAT .
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Englishman E H L. But if Alfred was thus externally occupied with humble duties , his thoughts were incessantly directed to the perilous task of freeing his country . He had collected around him some few trusty friends , who communicated ...
Englishman E H L. But if Alfred was thus externally occupied with humble duties , his thoughts were incessantly directed to the perilous task of freeing his country . He had collected around him some few trusty friends , who communicated ...
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... duties , and made himself master of the learning of his time , with a success that would be truly astonishing , had not the secret been transmitted to us by his historians . He was strictly exact in the arrangement of his business . He ...
... duties , and made himself master of the learning of his time , with a success that would be truly astonishing , had not the secret been transmitted to us by his historians . He was strictly exact in the arrangement of his business . He ...
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Page 191 - They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds; Upon Death's purple altar now See, where the victor-victim bleeds: Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust.
Page 190 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 344 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate...
Page 331 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Page 294 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that, where Britain's power Is felt, mankind may feel her mercy too.
Page 27 - Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage ; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon ; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit To his full height.
Page 239 - YE Mariners of England ! That guard our native seas ; Whose flag has braved a thousand years, The battle and the breeze ! Your glorious standard launch again To match another foe ! And sweep through the deep, While the stormy tempests blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow...
Page 39 - My loving people, we have been persuaded, by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery ; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Page 194 - I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the separation; but the separation having been made, and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an independent power.
Page 27 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...