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Page 361
... colonies . Let us further assume , that , keeping these three necessary points in view , it is impossible to effect a numerical reduction of the force : and we then ask the economists whe- ther , these premises being allowed , they ...
... colonies . Let us further assume , that , keeping these three necessary points in view , it is impossible to effect a numerical reduction of the force : and we then ask the economists whe- ther , these premises being allowed , they ...
Page 363
... colonies being , in square miles , no less than 828,408 , whilst that of Britain proper is merely 122,823 . We purposely abstain from alluding to the extent and increment of our older colonies , as our object is simply to show the ...
... colonies being , in square miles , no less than 828,408 , whilst that of Britain proper is merely 122,823 . We purposely abstain from alluding to the extent and increment of our older colonies , as our object is simply to show the ...
Page 364
... colonies are ruinous . " Were we right or wrong when we said , two years ago , that the tendency of free trade was a deliberate movement towards the dis- memberment of the British empire , and the separation of the colonies from the ...
... colonies are ruinous . " Were we right or wrong when we said , two years ago , that the tendency of free trade was a deliberate movement towards the dis- memberment of the British empire , and the separation of the colonies from the ...
Page 369
... colonies ! The question naturally arises where is to be the end of these concessions ? Are we in reality ruled by a Manches- ter faction , or by a body of men of free and independent opinions , who hold their commissions from the Queen ...
... colonies ! The question naturally arises where is to be the end of these concessions ? Are we in reality ruled by a Manches- ter faction , or by a body of men of free and independent opinions , who hold their commissions from the Queen ...
Page 371
... to make the sweeping reduction which the Manchester politicians de- mand that they will not consent to renounce the colonies , or to leave them destitute of defence . Still the ques- tion remains - 1849. ] 371 The Opening of the Session .
... to make the sweeping reduction which the Manchester politicians de- mand that they will not consent to renounce the colonies , or to leave them destitute of defence . Still the ques- tion remains - 1849. ] 371 The Opening of the Session .
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Page 460 - The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks : The long day wanes : the slow moon climbs : the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Page 181 - He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek.
Page 386 - ... High Court of Justice with the placid courage which has half redeemed his fame. Neither military nor civil pomp was wanting. The avenues were lined with grenadiers. The streets were kept clear by cavalry. The peers, robed in gold and ermine, were marshalled by the heralds under Garter King-at-arms.
Page 460 - Death closes all : but something ere the end, Some work of noble note, may yet be done, Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
Page 201 - And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
Page 180 - With saintly shout and solemn jubilee ; Where the bright seraphim, in burning row, Their loud uplifted angel-trumpets blow ;» And the cherubic host, in thousand quires, Touch their immortal harps of golden wires, With those just Spirits that wear victorious palms, Hymns devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly ; That we on earth, with undiscording voice, May rightly answer that melodious noise ; As once we did.
Page 459 - ULYSSES. IT little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
Page 387 - Parr to suspend his labors in that dark and profound mine from which he had extracted a vast treasure of erudition, a treasure too often buried in the earth, too often paraded with injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith.
Page 383 - That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:" and Mr Burke's bill of reform was framed with skill, introduced with eloquence, and supported by numbers.
Page 459 - We have had enough of action, and of motion we, Roll'd to starboard, roll'd to larboard, when the surge was seething free, Where the wallowing monster spouted his foam-fountains in the sea. Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live and tie reclined On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.