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... took after this resolution was to weaken the party of the Ursini and Colonni in Rome by gaining over all their ... took place between him and the Ursini through the medium of Paolo one of that family . When this was done he took care to ...
... took after this resolution was to weaken the party of the Ursini and Colonni in Rome by gaining over all their ... took place between him and the Ursini through the medium of Paolo one of that family . When this was done he took care to ...
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... took possession of Romagna he found that it had been hitherto governed by petty lords who had employed themselves more in robbing than in governing their subjects , and had sown among them dis- cord rather than union , so that the whole ...
... took possession of Romagna he found that it had been hitherto governed by petty lords who had employed themselves more in robbing than in governing their subjects , and had sown among them dis- cord rather than union , so that the whole ...
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... took place at London some years ago , when the Beggar's Opera was brought on the stage . The subject of this piece is the display of the juggling and roguery of robbers ; the event was , that on leav ing the theatre , many persons found ...
... took place at London some years ago , when the Beggar's Opera was brought on the stage . The subject of this piece is the display of the juggling and roguery of robbers ; the event was , that on leav ing the theatre , many persons found ...
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... took it into his head that " the land " which he beheld " was all their own ! " ib . O wise young judge , exclaims Shylock , how I do honour thee ! The Indian who is introduced subsequently , was not quite so mad as the poet would have ...
... took it into his head that " the land " which he beheld " was all their own ! " ib . O wise young judge , exclaims Shylock , how I do honour thee ! The Indian who is introduced subsequently , was not quite so mad as the poet would have ...
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... took possession of my soul , and made me weary of life . At length the Inquisition , reading their brethren's letter , perceived them- selves under the necessity of releasing their prey . One of them came to inform me that , in ...
... took possession of my soul , and made me weary of life . At length the Inquisition , reading their brethren's letter , perceived them- selves under the necessity of releasing their prey . One of them came to inform me that , in ...
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Page 266 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Page 23 - How many are the days of the years of thy life? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years : few and evil have been the days of the years of my life...
Page 245 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the sister of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and po'verty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...
Page 153 - And opened on a narrow green, Where weeping birch and willow round With their long fibres swept the ground; Here, for retreat in dangerous hour, Some chief had framed a rustic bower.
Page 326 - For time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretch'd, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer : welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.
Page 269 - The Congress shall have Power 1 To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States...
Page 141 - In short, every summer one lives in a state of mutiny and murmur, and I have found the reason: it is because we will affect to have a summer, and we have no title to any such thing. Our poets learnt their trade of the Romans, and so adopted the terms of their masters. They talk of shady groves, purling streams, and cooling breezes, and we get sore throats and agues with attempting to realize these visions.
Page 269 - To borrow Money on the credit of the United States ; 3 To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes...
Page 316 - ... sudden fits of inadvertency will surprise vigilance, slight avocations will seduce attention, and casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning; and that the writer shall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need for that which yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts tomorrow.
Page 302 - And yet it fills me with wonder, that, in almost all countries, the most ancient poets are considered as the best; whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquisition gradually attained, and poetry is a gift conferred at once...