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... possession by correspond- ents of the " Times ; " America laid under the imputation of desiring empire there , by writers , 87 ; Mortgage of lands to England by Mexico ; Power of a company feared , 89 ; Reference to England's dominion ...
... possession by correspond- ents of the " Times ; " America laid under the imputation of desiring empire there , by writers , 87 ; Mortgage of lands to England by Mexico ; Power of a company feared , 89 ; Reference to England's dominion ...
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... possessions on this Continent , it must be obvious to all that conse- quences much to be deplored will una- voidably result . ” Having disposed of all the topics enu- merated by the different ministers as those proper to occupy the ...
... possessions on this Continent , it must be obvious to all that conse- quences much to be deplored will una- voidably result . ” Having disposed of all the topics enu- merated by the different ministers as those proper to occupy the ...
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... possession of the Banda Oriental , would have been pre- vented by the mediation of the ministers there assembled . To the work of media- tion , in all such cases , the United States would come as the most disinterested , as well as ...
... possession of the Banda Oriental , would have been pre- vented by the mediation of the ministers there assembled . To the work of media- tion , in all such cases , the United States would come as the most disinterested , as well as ...
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... possession of Cuba by a great maritime power of Europe would seriously endanger our immediate security , or our essential interests . The general rule of national law is unquestionably against interference in the transactions of other ...
... possession of Cuba by a great maritime power of Europe would seriously endanger our immediate security , or our essential interests . The general rule of national law is unquestionably against interference in the transactions of other ...
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... possessed with a power of endurance seldom equaled by any man - he here demonstrated also his great abilities when left alone to plan and exe- cute a protracted war . It would be uninteresting to go over the details of this memorable ...
... possessed with a power of endurance seldom equaled by any man - he here demonstrated also his great abilities when left alone to plan and exe- cute a protracted war . It would be uninteresting to go over the details of this memorable ...
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Page 119 - True, I talk of dreams ; Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance as the air, And more inconstant than the wind, who wooes Even now the frozen bosom of the north, And, being anger'd, puffs away from thence, Turning his face to the dew-dropping south.
Page 122 - And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes, with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Page 164 - She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors: "Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
Page 118 - Sweet, rouse yourself ; and the weak wanton Cupid Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold, And, like a dew-drop from the lion's mane, Be shook to air.
Page 124 - Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 186 - TRIUMPHAL arch, that fill'st the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach me what thou art — Still seem as to my childhood's sight, A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven.
Page 398 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Page 186 - O'er mountain, tower, and town, Or mirror'd in the ocean vast, A thousand fathoms down ! ' ;" '""' As fresh in yon horizon dark, As young thy beauties seem, As when the eagle from the ark First sported in thy beam. For, faithful to its sacred page, Heaven still rebuilds thy span, Nor lets the type grow pale with age That first spoke peace to man.
Page 82 - European powers to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety...
Page 122 - Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine ; I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine.