The North American Review, Volume 36O. Everett, 1833 - North American review and miscellaneous journal Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... called " the old man , " while dray - men , butchers ' boys , and the laborers on the canal were invariably de- nominated " them gentlemen , " & c . ' Here again the unhappy book - wright , who is abusing the respectable name of Mrs ...
... called " the old man , " while dray - men , butchers ' boys , and the laborers on the canal were invariably de- nominated " them gentlemen , " & c . ' Here again the unhappy book - wright , who is abusing the respectable name of Mrs ...
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... called , it seems , the washerwoman and the tallow chandleress ladies ; ' now , why , bestowing that name on them , should it be withheld from Mrs. Trollope ? —Is it probable ? Is any reason assigned ? —There could be no rea- son , but ...
... called , it seems , the washerwoman and the tallow chandleress ladies ; ' now , why , bestowing that name on them , should it be withheld from Mrs. Trollope ? —Is it probable ? Is any reason assigned ? —There could be no rea- son , but ...
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... called " rare . " The word rare , used in that sense , and which is given by John- son , on the authority of Dryden , is no doubt one of many which have retained in America a meaning in which they are not now known in England , but ...
... called " rare . " The word rare , used in that sense , and which is given by John- son , on the authority of Dryden , is no doubt one of many which have retained in America a meaning in which they are not now known in England , but ...
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... called good society . ' Such is the London audience . What that of Dublin is , may be judged by the following painful anecdote , which the Prince relates of Miss O'Neil , on the authority of Lady Morgan . ' Lady M. said that this ...
... called good society . ' Such is the London audience . What that of Dublin is , may be judged by the following painful anecdote , which the Prince relates of Miss O'Neil , on the authority of Lady Morgan . ' Lady M. said that this ...
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... called orthodox faith . Taking the theatre as it is , are they much in the wrong ? Is not the morality of the stage , in its present condition as to the character of the entertainment , of many of the actors , and of the composition and ...
... called orthodox faith . Taking the theatre as it is , are they much in the wrong ? Is not the morality of the stage , in its present condition as to the character of the entertainment , of many of the actors , and of the composition and ...
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Page 457 - Ye ice-falls ! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain — Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge ! Motionless torrents ! silent cataracts ! Who made you glorious as the gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon ? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows ? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer ! and let the ice-plains echo,...
Page 471 - Now just as the Gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and behold, the City shone like the Sun; the Streets also were paved with Gold, and in them walked many men, with Crowns on their heads, Palms in their hands, and golden Harps to sing praises withal. There were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord.
Page 458 - Thou, over whom thy immortality Broods like the day, a master o'er a slave, A Presence which is not to be put by...
Page 247 - Union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual and immoveable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity, watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our...
Page 470 - Now I saw in my dream, that these two men went in at the gate, and, lo! as they entered, they were transfigured; and they had raiment put on, that shone like gold. There...
Page 463 - Now I saw in my dream, that by this time the pilgrims were got over the Enchanted Ground, and entering into the country of Beulah...
Page 456 - Contemplative piety, or the intercourse between God and the human soul, cannot be poetical. Man, admitted to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights.
Page 259 - An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports,' approved on the fourteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, are unauthorized by the constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this State, its officers or citizens...
Page 247 - ... a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it, accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can, in any event, be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Page 259 - States, no appeal shall be allowed to the supreme court of the United States, nor shall any copy of the record be permitted or allowed for that purpose, and that any person attempting to take such appeal shall be punished as for a contempt of court...