Letters from London, Written During the Years 1802 & 1803W. Pelham, 1804 - 312 Seiten |
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... person that I can collect , and you must put them together as well as you can if you sometimes make a small mistake , it is no great matter , John does not always know himself . To understand the English , one should be a ple- beian in ...
... person that I can collect , and you must put them together as well as you can if you sometimes make a small mistake , it is no great matter , John does not always know himself . To understand the English , one should be a ple- beian in ...
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... person of the peer and plebeian on equal . ity , being known to every one , comes home to * The Common Law is a part , and in my opinion , the best part of the Eng . lish Constitution . their feelings , and operates most visibly on the ...
... person of the peer and plebeian on equal . ity , being known to every one , comes home to * The Common Law is a part , and in my opinion , the best part of the Eng . lish Constitution . their feelings , and operates most visibly on the ...
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... person was there before me . and repassed each other many times ; Last Sunday so early , that We passed but he dis- covered no disposition to speak , or to be spoken to : at length I ventured to accost him ; and to whom do you think I ...
... person was there before me . and repassed each other many times ; Last Sunday so early , that We passed but he dis- covered no disposition to speak , or to be spoken to : at length I ventured to accost him ; and to whom do you think I ...
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... person was ? " and was informed he was a negro slave . The meaning of the word slave being explained , he asked the cause of his being a slave . " Why - he was black . " The Indian said nothing : you know it is their habit in the most ...
... person was ? " and was informed he was a negro slave . The meaning of the word slave being explained , he asked the cause of his being a slave . " Why - he was black . " The Indian said nothing : you know it is their habit in the most ...
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... , should suddenly find his person in the king's highway , and liable to be put in closer confinement if he overstepped the narrow limit of sixty or seventy feet ! F To shock his feelings as little as possible , I [ 33 ]
... , should suddenly find his person in the king's highway , and liable to be put in closer confinement if he overstepped the narrow limit of sixty or seventy feet ! F To shock his feelings as little as possible , I [ 33 ]
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 277 - Grace was in all her steps. Heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.
Seite 136 - Permit me, sire, further to observe, that whoever has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour, by false insinuations and suggestions, to alienate your Majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the City of London in particular, and to withdraw your confidence...
Seite 135 - We do, therefore, with the greatest humility and submission, most earnestly supplicate your Majesty that you will not dismiss us from your presence without expressing a more favourable opinion of your faithful citizens, and without some comfort, without some prospect at least of redress.
Seite 77 - Christianity, and the corruption of morals which usually follows its profanation, 'the keeping one day in seven holy, as a time of relaxation and refreshment as well as for public worship, is of admirable service to a state, considered merely as a civil institution.
Seite 135 - Most gracious Sovereign, will your Majesty be pleased so far to condescend as to permit the mayor of your loyal City of London to declare in your royal presence, on behalf of his fellow-citizens, how much the bare apprehension of your Majesty's displeasure would at all times affect their minds. The declaration of that displeasure has already filled them with inexpressible anxiety, and with the deepest affliction. Permit me, sire, to assure your Majesty, that your Majesty has...
Seite 137 - Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do in the name of all the people aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities for ever...
Seite 135 - Majesty's displeasure would at all times affect their minds. The declaration of that displeasure has already filled them with inexpressible anxiety and with the deepest affliction. Permit me, Sire, to assure your Majesty, that your Majesty has not in all your dominions any subjects more faithful, more dutiful, or more affectionate to your Majesty's person and family, or more ready to sacrifice their lives and fortunes in the maintenance of the true honour and dignity of your crown.
Seite 14 - In every human society," says the celebrated Marquis Beccaria, " there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is to oppose this effort, and to diffuse their influence universally and equally.
Seite 2 - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Seite 136 - Sire, further to observe, that whoever has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour by false insinuations and suggestions to alienate your Majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the city of London in particular, and to withdraw your confidence in and regard for your people, is an enemy to your Majesty's person and family, a violator of the public peace, and a betrayer of our happy constitution...