EphemeraJ. Murray, 1865 - 377 pages |
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Page 37
... human improvement - whether a savage race can be raised from its savageness and enabled to live with Europeans on a footing of equality and not of slavery , will meet with lasting success . We therefore class New Zealand as a mixed ...
... human improvement - whether a savage race can be raised from its savageness and enabled to live with Europeans on a footing of equality and not of slavery , will meet with lasting success . We therefore class New Zealand as a mixed ...
Page 43
... human feelings - if at best it should produce but mixed emotions - I cannot help that . Let us look at the truth . On the Colonial domain of England , it is said , the visible sun never sets . True . On how much , or how little , of ...
... human feelings - if at best it should produce but mixed emotions - I cannot help that . Let us look at the truth . On the Colonial domain of England , it is said , the visible sun never sets . True . On how much , or how little , of ...
Page 53
... human subjects of that slavery , but still fraught with evils that cannot easily be exaggerated . I am not of course going into any lengthened ac- count of these systems . The origin of our West Indian Colonies has been stated : and ...
... human subjects of that slavery , but still fraught with evils that cannot easily be exaggerated . I am not of course going into any lengthened ac- count of these systems . The origin of our West Indian Colonies has been stated : and ...
Page 55
... humanity will at all permit , as they certainly are , and , for our advantage , made as miserable as they well can be in the ... human beings , of whom much the greatest part live , most literally , without God in the world ; without any ...
... humanity will at all permit , as they certainly are , and , for our advantage , made as miserable as they well can be in the ... human beings , of whom much the greatest part live , most literally , without God in the world ; without any ...
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... human parental feeling , than that of the animal instinct by which one of the lower creatures gets rid of its offspring and ceases to love and care for it at the earliest period at which it can possibly provide for itself . On the other ...
... human parental feeling , than that of the animal instinct by which one of the lower creatures gets rid of its offspring and ceases to love and care for it at the earliest period at which it can possibly provide for itself . On the other ...
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Page 340 - In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the Saints above In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 303 - If it be you that stir these daughters' hearts Against their father, fool me not so much To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger, And let not women's weapons, water-drops, Stain my man's cheeks! No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both That all the world shall — I will do such things.
Page 295 - When service should in my old limbs lie lame, And unregarded age in corners thrown ; Take that ; and He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age...
Page 174 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Page 299 - So many hours must I tend my flock; So many hours must I take my rest; So many hours must I contemplate; So many hours must I sport myself...
Page 357 - The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen; Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown.
Page 298 - Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing, die.
Page 291 - Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old man, fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
Page 295 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty ; For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility ; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly.
Page 357 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal ; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord...