The North American Review, Volume 27Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1828 - American fiction Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 96
... trees and plants , which the party wit- nessed upon the lower part of the river ( Narrative , vol . I. p . 233 ) it may be inferred that it possesses a temperate climate 96 [ July , Colonel Long's Second Expedition .
... trees and plants , which the party wit- nessed upon the lower part of the river ( Narrative , vol . I. p . 233 ) it may be inferred that it possesses a temperate climate 96 [ July , Colonel Long's Second Expedition .
Page 163
... tree . But nothing requires more judgment or more affectionate interest in the pursuit ; for it is not the sole object to govern and subdue ; neither is weariness of the flesh neces- sarily of service to the mind . If the children in ...
... tree . But nothing requires more judgment or more affectionate interest in the pursuit ; for it is not the sole object to govern and subdue ; neither is weariness of the flesh neces- sarily of service to the mind . If the children in ...
Page 273
... trees are breaking into leaves , and many plants are in bloom , where but a short time ago every thing bore the as- pect of winter . But this almost sudden and pleasing change has brought an unceasing torment ; night and day we are ...
... trees are breaking into leaves , and many plants are in bloom , where but a short time ago every thing bore the as- pect of winter . But this almost sudden and pleasing change has brought an unceasing torment ; night and day we are ...
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... tree in the midst of an unfrequented forest , or a hive in the centre of an apiary . And here , we would remark , that a hive ought not to be considered as the house or habitation of the bee , for even in the forests , where there may ...
... tree in the midst of an unfrequented forest , or a hive in the centre of an apiary . And here , we would remark , that a hive ought not to be considered as the house or habitation of the bee , for even in the forests , where there may ...
Page 339
... tree will suit them as a dwelling ; but they find it unoccupied , they pass it daily , and when the whole swarm is collected on the branch of a tree , these foraging scouts , that have espied the hollow tree , run over the mass of bees ...
... tree will suit them as a dwelling ; but they find it unoccupied , they pass it daily , and when the whole swarm is collected on the branch of a tree , these foraging scouts , that have espied the hollow tree , run over the mass of bees ...
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Page 463 - He heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother — he, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman holiday.
Page 117 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things ; for no kind of traffic Would I admit ; no name of magistrate ; Letters should not be known : riches, poverty, And use of service, none ; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none : No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil : No occupation ; all men idle, all ; And women too ; but innocent and pure : No sovereignty : — Seb.
Page 463 - and that was far away. He recked not of the life he lost nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Daci.an mother, — he, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman holiday! — All this rushed with his blood. — Shall he expire And unavenged? — Arise, ye Goths, and glut your ire!
Page 72 - ... knowledge in the principles of politics and good government, and, as a matter of infinite importance in my judgment, by associating with each other and forming friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from those local prejudices and habitual jealousies which have just been mentioned, and which, when carried to excess, are never-failing sources of disquietude to the public mind, and pregnant of mischievous consequences to this country.
Page 120 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 72 - ... it has been my ardent wish to see a plan devised on a liberal scale, which would have a tendency to spread systematic ideas through all parts of this rising empire, thereby to do away local attachments and State prejudices, as far as the nature of things would, or indeed ought to admit, from our national councils.
Page 513 - Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names.
Page 300 - Falkland, (who believed the service itself not to be of that moment, and that an honourable and generous person could not have stooped to it for any recompense,) instead of moving his hat, stretched both his arms out, and clasped his hands together upon the crown of his hat, and held it close down to his head; that all men might see, how odious that flattery was to him, and the very approbation of the person, though at that time most popular.
Page 196 - Upon the same base, and on the same side of it, there cannot be two triangles, that have their sides which are terminated in one extremity of the base equal to one another, and likewise those which are terminated in the other extremity, equal to one another.
Page 72 - Looking anxiously forward to the accomplishment of so desirable an object as this is (in my estimation), my mind has not been able to contemplate any plan more likely to effect the measure, than the establishment of...