Nineteenth Century and After: A Monthly Review, Volume 42Nineteenth Century and After Limited., 1897 |
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... civilised nations of the world , absolute identity of treatment not with each other only , but with ourselves , in every British colony and possession . There is no reservation of rights in case of even- tualities , nor is there any ...
... civilised nations of the world , absolute identity of treatment not with each other only , but with ourselves , in every British colony and possession . There is no reservation of rights in case of even- tualities , nor is there any ...
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... civilised society . The poet - musician who endeavours to create a new kind of pleasure , by combining on the stage the principles of poetry , painting , and music , is only doing what was done two thousand years ago by Agathon and the ...
... civilised society . The poet - musician who endeavours to create a new kind of pleasure , by combining on the stage the principles of poetry , painting , and music , is only doing what was done two thousand years ago by Agathon and the ...
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... all others as the staple industry for over two centuries . ( 2 ) On the stability of this natural staple industry are dependent to the very existence of several of the colonies as civilised 1897 THE WRECKING OF THE WEST INDIES 155.
... all others as the staple industry for over two centuries . ( 2 ) On the stability of this natural staple industry are dependent to the very existence of several of the colonies as civilised 1897 THE WRECKING OF THE WEST INDIES 155.
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A Monthly Review. the very existence of several of the colonies as civilised communities , and the future prosperity , directly or indirectly , of all . Without a sound industrial and economic basis and a prosperous exchequer to work ...
A Monthly Review. the very existence of several of the colonies as civilised communities , and the future prosperity , directly or indirectly , of all . Without a sound industrial and economic basis and a prosperous exchequer to work ...
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... is dragged between each boat ; many fish are pricked on rising , and not hooked , which renders them shy for the rest of the fishing season . On our return to more civilised parts we can visit 1897 199 THE TOURIST IN IRELAND.
... is dragged between each boat ; many fish are pricked on rising , and not hooked , which renders them shy for the rest of the fishing season . On our return to more civilised parts we can visit 1897 199 THE TOURIST IN IRELAND.
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Page 637 - ... that comes from abroad or is grown at home ; taxes on the raw material ; taxes on every fresh value that is added to it by the industry of man ; taxes on the sauce which pampers man's appetite, and the drug that restores him to health ; on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice ; on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribands of the bride— at bed or board, couchant or levant, we must pay.
Page 205 - Too blest, if it tells me that, 'mid the gay cheer, Some kind voice had murmur'd, " I wish he were here ! " Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ; Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear. Long, long be my heart with such memories...
Page 138 - Car nous voulons la Nuance encor, Pas la couleur, rien que la nuance! Oh! la nuance seule fiance Le rêve au rêve et la flûte au cor!
Page 67 - ... that which should follow ; whereas a slow speech confirmeth the memory, addeth a conceit of wisdom to the hearers, besides a seemliness of speech and countenance.
Page 880 - I want to know how it happens that what is sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander...
Page 302 - Each warrior vanished where he stood, In broom or bracken, heath or wood ; Sunk brand and spear and bended bow In osiers pale and copses low : It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up her warlike birth.
Page 254 - That Day she was dressed in white Silk, bordered with Pearls of the Size of Beans, and over it a Mantle of black Silk, shot with Silver Threads; her Train was very long, the End of it borne by a Marchioness; instead of a Chain, she had an oblong Collar of Gold and Jewels.
Page 637 - TAXES upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot — taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste — taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion — taxes on everything on earth, and the waters under the earth...
Page 68 - And once, when Johnson was ill, and unable to exert himself as much as usual without fatigue, Mr. Burke having been mentioned, he said " That fellow calls forth all my powers. Were I to see Burke now it would kill me.
Page 384 - He was opposed to all privilege, and indeed to all orders of men, except dukes, who were a necessity. He was also strongly in favour of the equal division of all property, except land. Liberty depended on land, and the greater the landowners, the greater the liberty of a country. He would hold forth on this topic even with energy, amazed at anyone differing from him; "as if a fellow could have too much land," he would urge with a voice and glance which defied contradiction.