The North American Review, Volume 41Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1835 - 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 386
... honor are these : in the first place are the founders of states and commonwealths , such as were Romulus , Cyrus , Cæsar , Othman ; in the second place are lawgivers , which are called second founders or perpetual princes , because they ...
... honor are these : in the first place are the founders of states and commonwealths , such as were Romulus , Cyrus , Cæsar , Othman ; in the second place are lawgivers , which are called second founders or perpetual princes , because they ...
Page 428
... honors and rewards . As for titles and similar small matters , these are unimportant enough in themselves ; there is something supremely ludicrous in the idea of George IV . conferring honor on Walter Scott and John Herschel . But ...
... honors and rewards . As for titles and similar small matters , these are unimportant enough in themselves ; there is something supremely ludicrous in the idea of George IV . conferring honor on Walter Scott and John Herschel . But ...
Page 429
... honor to them ; they were only the signs that their merit was understood , and therefore were an honor to the governments which bestowed them . Great men are not insensible to applause ; they like to know that their country thinks them ...
... honor to them ; they were only the signs that their merit was understood , and therefore were an honor to the governments which bestowed them . Great men are not insensible to applause ; they like to know that their country thinks them ...
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