Lays of lowly life, Volume 21868 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afar Agnes APRIL DAYS Autumn the open-handed beam beauty Beside the Summer blessed bloom blossoms BORDER LAND bosom bower brave breath bright bright waves brooklets brow BROX HILL CHARING CROSS charm cheer childhood cometh crown crowned group Daily Express dark darling DEAD SISTER dear DRAGOMERICKI earth Edith eyes face faded fair faith fancy feet flower folden fond friendly band garland garnered grain gentle gifts like rain gleam gloom glorious glow golden grace hail happy HARVEST SONG hast hath heart hope idlesse KOZIELL Lays of Lowly LEICESTER ABBEY Leisure life's light LILIAN Lily LING GATHERER merry morning neath o'er plenteous harvest QUEEN AT ABERDEEN real genius rosy shore SIGHT sing smile solemn soul spirit splendour STAMFORD STREET storms Summer Sea sunny sweet tender thee thine thou thought thy dreams to-day Twas voice waves wild banks WILLIAM CLOWES WOMANHOOD young ZENOBIA
Popular passages
Page 76 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery—subordination to the superior race —is his natural and normal condition.
Page 76 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were, that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature ; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 76 - ... superior race — is his natural and moral condition. This our government is the first in the history of the world based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. It is upon this that our social fabric is firmly planted ; and I cannot permit myself to doubt the ultimate success and the full recognition of this principle throughout the, civilized and enlightened world This stone which was rejected by the first builders ' is become the chief stone