Lecture on National Character: Delivered at the Jamaica Lyceum, L.I., April 25th, 1843Jas. P. Wright, 1843 - 32 страница |
Из књиге
Резултати 1-5 од 5
Страница 14
... opinion would obtain for France the admission of doctrines , and the acknowledgement of views of rational freedom , consistent alike with the prerogatives of the monarch , the stability of the throne , and the happiness of the people ...
... opinion would obtain for France the admission of doctrines , and the acknowledgement of views of rational freedom , consistent alike with the prerogatives of the monarch , the stability of the throne , and the happiness of the people ...
Страница 23
... opinion of one of the signers of that treaty , it was intended to pro- tect , and should have saved him . The peers of the realm , however , representing the country in whose service he had combatted in many a hard - fought field , and ...
... opinion of one of the signers of that treaty , it was intended to pro- tect , and should have saved him . The peers of the realm , however , representing the country in whose service he had combatted in many a hard - fought field , and ...
Страница 28
... opinion , that it manifests neither the sagacity of the statesman nor the prophetic vision of the patriot - for occasional error in the exercise , or even for an actual abuse of a power , conferred by the Constitution - to desire to ...
... opinion , that it manifests neither the sagacity of the statesman nor the prophetic vision of the patriot - for occasional error in the exercise , or even for an actual abuse of a power , conferred by the Constitution - to desire to ...
Страница 29
... opinion , are also lamentably deficient in independence of character . They are fearful of expressing opinions in regard to mea- sures of vital importance to the country , lest they should render themselves temporarily unpopular , and ...
... opinion , are also lamentably deficient in independence of character . They are fearful of expressing opinions in regard to mea- sures of vital importance to the country , lest they should render themselves temporarily unpopular , and ...
Страница 30
... opinion , on which we must rely to correct such evils . Public opinion with us is conservative in its charac- ter ; it is the calm reflection of intelligent masses qualified to judge , and who , having their own rights and interests at ...
... opinion , on which we must rely to correct such evils . Public opinion with us is conservative in its charac- ter ; it is the calm reflection of intelligent masses qualified to judge , and who , having their own rights and interests at ...
Друга издања - Прикажи све
Lecture on National Character, Delivered at the Jamaica Lyceum, L. I., April ... James De Peyster Ogden Приказ није доступан - 2017 |
Lecture on National Character: Delivered at the Jamaica Lyceum, L. I., April ... James Peyster De Ogden Приказ није доступан - 2016 |
Чести термини и фразе
122 FULTON STREET ages Alfred ardor arms Assyria banner battle became benefit blessings brave calm cause charter China Christendom civil liberty consequence Constitution country's dangers effect Egypt elevate Empire enduring England enjoy enjoyment enlightened essential Essex Europe evil exertions fair fame favor felt flag foes of freedom form of government foundation founded France glories habits and pursuits improve individual influence JAMAICA LYCEUM JAMES DE PEYSTER King King of France laws and institutions LECTURE ON NATIONAL lights and information Magna Charta monarch mother country mountain Napoleon national character Nature naval numbers ocean passions patriotism PEYSTER OGDEN political possessed pride of country primeval origin prosperity proud Prussia public opinion Published by request rank rational freedom reign Republican resist rest our hopes Revolution Revolutionary fathers reward Rome rude rulers sceptre secured songs of Dibdin spirit storm talent throne tion verdant lawn victory wave wealth winds of heaven
Популарни одломци
Страница 29 - ... a power, to which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Страница 3 - It could be likened unto the confusion of tongues at the building of the Tower of Babel.
Страница 11 - ... itself under the protecting wings of the Imperial eagles, as it had before been anxious for combat under the banners of Liberty and Equality. Napoleon was as great a foe as Freedom ever knew.
Страница 4 - As confidence increased, cities, and kingdoms, and empires were founded and established, while arts, and arms, and science, and literature, and commerce, and laws, and liberty...
Страница 11 - The idea of foreign interference, joined to a suspicion of domestic treason, was sufficient to...