The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 181 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 53
Page
Presented to the International Meteorological Committee at Upsala in August
1894 . By Robert H . Scott , M . A . ( Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological
Society , ' January 1895 . ) 5 . Report of the Meteorological Council to the Royal ...
Presented to the International Meteorological Committee at Upsala in August
1894 . By Robert H . Scott , M . A . ( Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological
Society , ' January 1895 . ) 5 . Report of the Meteorological Council to the Royal ...
Page 10
However this may be , it is clear that early in 1893 , when the forward colonial
policy gained a predominance in the councils of France , the French officials at
Saigon lost no time in discovering sufficient grounds or pretexts for assuming
towards ...
However this may be , it is clear that early in 1893 , when the forward colonial
policy gained a predominance in the councils of France , the French officials at
Saigon lost no time in discovering sufficient grounds or pretexts for assuming
towards ...
Page 24
The Indian Councils Act of 1892 gave a Legislative Council to the North - West
Provinces ; it increased the numbers of the members of all the councils , provided
for the selection of non - official members on a representative principle , and ...
The Indian Councils Act of 1892 gave a Legislative Council to the North - West
Provinces ; it increased the numbers of the members of all the councils , provided
for the selection of non - official members on a representative principle , and ...
Page 26
... of the legislative councils and the method of nominating upon responsible
recommendation are accepted as suitable and sufficient . The next step should
be to establish a local council in all the great provinces of the Indian empire ...
... of the legislative councils and the method of nominating upon responsible
recommendation are accepted as suitable and sufficient . The next step should
be to establish a local council in all the great provinces of the Indian empire ...
Page 27
... controls it , are so constitutionally delicate that they should not be subjected to
any avoidable strain , and it is particularly advisable to avoid even the
appearance of depreciating the legitimate authority or dignity either of the
Councils or of the ...
... controls it , are so constitutionally delicate that they should not be subjected to
any avoidable strain , and it is particularly advisable to avoid even the
appearance of depreciating the legitimate authority or dignity either of the
Councils or of the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appear army authority beauty believe British building cabinet called Canada carried cause century changes character Christian Church Commons constitution Council course Dante described direction dome doubt early effect England English evidence existence fact feeling followed force France French give given hand head House House of Commons House of Lords important India interest Italy kind king known less letters lines living Lord matter means mind minister natural never observation once opinion Parliament party passage passed perhaps period political position present probably provinces question reason reference regarded remarkable respect REVIEW says seems seen sense side Society spirit story taken things thought tion took true whole writes
Popular passages
Page 491 - Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea : I am become a name ; For always roaming with a hungry heart Much have I seen and known ; cities of men And manners, climates, councils, governments, Myself not least, but...
Page 491 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Page 491 - In offices of tenderness, and pay Meet adoration to my household gods, When I am gone. He works his work, I mine. There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail: There gloom the dark broad seas. My mariners...
Page 490 - THERE is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass, Or night-dews on still waters between walls Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass; Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes; Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies. Here are cool mosses deep, And thro...
Page 491 - I am a part of all that I have met; Yet all experience is an arch wherethro' Gleams that untravell'd world, whose margin fades For ever and for ever when I move. How 'dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnish'd, not to shine in use! As tho
Page 527 - Maenad, even from the dim verge Of the horizon to the zenith's height, The locks of the approaching storm. Thou dirge Of the dying year, to which this closing night Will be the dome of a vast...
Page 506 - And bore him to a chapel nigh the field, A broken chancel with a broken cross, That stood on a dark strait of barren land. On one side lay the Ocean, and on one Lay a great water, and the moon was full.
Page 259 - I expected to find a contest between a government and a people: I found two nations warring in the bosom of a single state: I found a struggle, not of principles, but of races; and I perceived that it would be idle to attempt any amelioration of laws or institutions until we could first succeed in terminating the deadly animosity that now separates the inhabitants of Lower Canada into the hostile divisions of French and English.
Page 490 - All things are taken from us, and become Portions and parcels of the dreadful Past. Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil? Is there any peace In ever climbing up the climbing wave? All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.