The Twentieth Century, Volume 40Nineteenth Century and After Limited., 1896 - English periodicals |
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... reason and excuse , has transformed a suspicious neighbour into an ally confident in the honesty of our intentions , and our moderation in Afghanistan confirmed the friendly feeling of Persia to England . Object lessons in ...
... reason and excuse , has transformed a suspicious neighbour into an ally confident in the honesty of our intentions , and our moderation in Afghanistan confirmed the friendly feeling of Persia to England . Object lessons in ...
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... reason to credit the statement that he has any special Russian tendencies , though his residence at Tabreez , near the Russian border , has naturally inclined him to friendly intercourse with his powerful neighbours . At Teheran he will ...
... reason to credit the statement that he has any special Russian tendencies , though his residence at Tabreez , near the Russian border , has naturally inclined him to friendly intercourse with his powerful neighbours . At Teheran he will ...
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... reason to fear that the new Shah will forget this aid , given without hesitation at a critical juncture . The Imperial Bank is an outgrowth of the famous conces- sion of Baron Julius de Reuter in 1872 , which was too comprehen- sive and ...
... reason to fear that the new Shah will forget this aid , given without hesitation at a critical juncture . The Imperial Bank is an outgrowth of the famous conces- sion of Baron Julius de Reuter in 1872 , which was too comprehen- sive and ...
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... reason to believe [ he says in his official letter of the 25th of February ] that the British Government has come to the decision to make no alteration in this [ Art . IV . of the Convention ] on account of false representations made to ...
... reason to believe [ he says in his official letter of the 25th of February ] that the British Government has come to the decision to make no alteration in this [ Art . IV . of the Convention ] on account of false representations made to ...
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... reason the Zulus were so dangerous was that the English had provided them with firearms in distinct violation of the Sandriver Convention . British soldiers experienced it to their cost at Isandwana . Then again we are told the Boers ...
... reason the Zulus were so dangerous was that the English had provided them with firearms in distinct violation of the Sandriver Convention . British soldiers experienced it to their cost at Isandwana . Then again we are told the Boers ...
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Page 270 - Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals? Or smoking forth, a hundred hawkers load, On wings of winds came flying...
Page 1 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 121 - In and for each Province the legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to education, subject and according to the following provisions: 1) Nothing in any such law shall prejudicially affect any right or privilege with respect to denominational schools which any class of persons have by law in the Province at the union...
Page 417 - All scattered in the bottom of the sea, Some lay in dead men's skulls ; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept (As 'twere in scorn of eyes) reflecting gems, That woo'd the slimy bottom of the deep, And mock'd the dead bones that lay scatter'd by.
Page 270 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike : Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend ; A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause...
Page 121 - Province, an Appeal shall lie to the Governor-General in Council from any Act or Decision of any Provincial Authority affecting any Right or Privilege of the Protestant or Roman Catholic Minority of the Queen's Subjects in relation to Education: 4.
Page 854 - It is because, in addition to all other grounds, its infinite resources combined with its isolated position render it master of the situation and practically invulnerable as against any or all other Powers.
Page 421 - The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon—" The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, For he heard the loud bassoon.
Page 498 - This firm foundation is that of the social feelings of mankind; the desire to be in unity with our fellow creatures, which is already a powerful principle in human nature, and happily one of those which tend to become stronger, even without express inculcation, from the influences of advancing civilization.
Page 38 - THE Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual ; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Masses, in the which it was commonly said, that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits.