The Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and ThingsG. B. Zieber & Company, 1846 - 312 páginas |
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... misery ... JUDGMENT , to be cautiously exercised .... 124 ... 125 KNOWLEDGE , of common things most necessary 128 KINGS , number of modern , in Europe 129 LABOR , benefits of 133 LAW , keep out of it - its changes ... 136 LOVE , defined ...
... misery ... JUDGMENT , to be cautiously exercised .... 124 ... 125 KNOWLEDGE , of common things most necessary 128 KINGS , number of modern , in Europe 129 LABOR , benefits of 133 LAW , keep out of it - its changes ... 136 LOVE , defined ...
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... misery . Based on a sandy foundation , it falls before the blasts of envy , and the tornado of faction . It is inflated by a gaseous thirst for power , like a balloon with hydrogen , and is in constant danger of being exploded , by the ...
... misery . Based on a sandy foundation , it falls before the blasts of envy , and the tornado of faction . It is inflated by a gaseous thirst for power , like a balloon with hydrogen , and is in constant danger of being exploded , by the ...
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... misery ; ig- norance and vice are its greatest promoters . Despair is the destruction of all hope , the deathless sting , that refines the torment of the finally impenitent and lost . It is that undying worm , that unquenchable fire ...
... misery ; ig- norance and vice are its greatest promoters . Despair is the destruction of all hope , the deathless sting , that refines the torment of the finally impenitent and lost . It is that undying worm , that unquenchable fire ...
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... misery upon the unfortunate subject over whom it reigns triumphant . Like Milton's fiend in Paradise , he sees , undelighted , all delight . The bright- ness of prosperity that surrounds others , pains the eyes of the envious man , more ...
... misery upon the unfortunate subject over whom it reigns triumphant . Like Milton's fiend in Paradise , he sees , undelighted , all delight . The bright- ness of prosperity that surrounds others , pains the eyes of the envious man , more ...
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... misery ; his lofty ambition increased the burning tortures of his exile ; his towering intellect added a duplicate force to the consuming pangs of his disappointment . His fatal end should cool the ardor of all who have an inordinate ...
... misery ; his lofty ambition increased the burning tortures of his exile ; his towering intellect added a duplicate force to the consuming pangs of his disappointment . His fatal end should cool the ardor of all who have an inordinate ...
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Página 8 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Página 28 - ... it is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union, to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish 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...
Página 24 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Página 16 - United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Página 6 - Rodney, George Read, Thomas M'Kean. Maryland. — Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Virginia. — George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. North Carolina. — William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn. South Carolina. — Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton. Georgia. — Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.
Página 15 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Página 32 - Towards the preservation of your government, and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts.
Página 38 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Página 39 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?
Página 27 - Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment. The unity of Government which constitutes you one people, is also now dear to you.