The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 249A. Constable, 1929 |
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... person I ever thought of as my successor was Lord Kitchener , who happened by a stroke of good fortune to be at " Memories and Reflexions , " vol . ii , p . 24 the moment in this country on the point of returning 30 LORD OXFORD'S ...
... person I ever thought of as my successor was Lord Kitchener , who happened by a stroke of good fortune to be at " Memories and Reflexions , " vol . ii , p . 24 the moment in this country on the point of returning 30 LORD OXFORD'S ...
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... persons cannot possibly see their own time in perspective . Matthew Arnold , himself a minor but efficient figure in the revolution , could write in 1861 : - They ( i.e. the faults of our present literature ) are the cause that , while ...
... persons cannot possibly see their own time in perspective . Matthew Arnold , himself a minor but efficient figure in the revolution , could write in 1861 : - They ( i.e. the faults of our present literature ) are the cause that , while ...
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... person . As Huxley wrote in 1859 : " Since Lamarck's time , almost all competent naturalists have left speculations on the origin of species to such dreamers as the author of the " Vestiges , " by whose well- intentioned efforts the ...
... person . As Huxley wrote in 1859 : " Since Lamarck's time , almost all competent naturalists have left speculations on the origin of species to such dreamers as the author of the " Vestiges , " by whose well- intentioned efforts the ...
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... person to accept his evidence . Finally , in 1858 , Hugh Falconer visited Abbeville , saw Boucher de Perthes ' collection , and was convinced . He immediately persuaded two of the leading English geologists of the new school , Prestwich ...
... person to accept his evidence . Finally , in 1858 , Hugh Falconer visited Abbeville , saw Boucher de Perthes ' collection , and was convinced . He immediately persuaded two of the leading English geologists of the new school , Prestwich ...
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... Roman Church . That certain persons were by the divine fore- knowledge delivered from the eternal damnation which otherwise would have been their portion was doubtless , as our 1929 79 JOHN OF LEYDEN John of Leyden R N CAREW HUNT.
... Roman Church . That certain persons were by the divine fore- knowledge delivered from the eternal damnation which otherwise would have been their portion was doubtless , as our 1929 79 JOHN OF LEYDEN John of Leyden R N CAREW HUNT.
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Page 49 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Page 355 - But self-government, in my opinion, when it was conceded, ought to have been conceded as part of a great policy of imperial consolidation. It, ought to have been accompanied by an imperial tariff, by securities for the people of England for the enjoyment of the unappropriated lands which belonged to the sovereign as their trustee, and by a military code...
Page 303 - Be still, be still, my soul; it is but for a season: Let us endure an hour and see injustice done. Ay, look: high heaven and earth ail from the prime foundation; All thoughts to rive the heart are here, and all are vain: Horror and scorn and hate and fear and indignation — Oh why did I awake? when shall I sleep again?
Page 355 - Colonies should be defended, and by which, if necessary, this country should call for aid from the Colonies themselves. It ought, further, to have been accompanied by the institution of some representative council in the metropolis, which would have brought the Colonies into constant and continuous relations with the Home Government.
Page 345 - Church as may be most agreeable to God's Holy Word, and most apt to procure and preserve the peace of the Church at home, and nearer agreement with the Church of Scotland and other Reformed Churches abroad...
Page 307 - Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, With a cargo of ivory, And apes and peacocks, Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine. Stately Spanish galleon coming from the Isthmus, Dipping through the Tropics by the palm-green shores, With a cargo of diamonds, Emeralds, amethysts, Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold moidores. Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack, Butting...
Page 305 - ear their paddles chunkin' from Rangoon to Mandalay? On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay! 'Er petticoat was yaller an' 'er little cap was green, An...
Page 311 - Now, God be thanked who has matched us with His hour, And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping, With hand made sure, clear eye and sharpened power, To turn, as swimmers into cleanness leaping, Glad from a world grown old and cold and weary...
Page 184 - I must do it justice : it was a complete system, full of coherence and consistency ; well digested and well composed in all its parts. It was a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance ; and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment, and degradation of a people, and the debasement, in them, of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man.
Page 363 - Legally and technically Canada will be bound by the ratification of this treaty ; in other words, speaking internationally the whole British Empire in relation to the rest of the world will stand as one when this treaty is ratified. But as respects the obligations arising out of the treaty itself, speaking now of inter-Imperial obligations this Parliament, if regard is to be had to the representations which from the outset we have made to the British Government, will in no way be bound by any obligation...