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... referred his intellectual and moral and , above all , his religious instruction ; and he has often , in more advanced age , been heard to declare that the lessons of his mother were more deeply im- pressed upon his mind , and exercised ...
... referred his intellectual and moral and , above all , his religious instruction ; and he has often , in more advanced age , been heard to declare that the lessons of his mother were more deeply im- pressed upon his mind , and exercised ...
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... referred to , those reasons were so deeply felt as never to be forgotten . " At the expiration of his term of studies , he returned with the highest honors to his paternal home , feebler in body than at the time of his departure , but ...
... referred to , those reasons were so deeply felt as never to be forgotten . " At the expiration of his term of studies , he returned with the highest honors to his paternal home , feebler in body than at the time of his departure , but ...
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... referred , and to whom the aged sybil ever and anon pathetically pointed . She appeared to be about eight or nine years old , wretchedly attired , the back part of her dress torn open , and her body exposed . Gracious heaven , what a ...
... referred , and to whom the aged sybil ever and anon pathetically pointed . She appeared to be about eight or nine years old , wretchedly attired , the back part of her dress torn open , and her body exposed . Gracious heaven , what a ...
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... referred to in support of the privilege . Those who were friends before , seemed to shrink from responsibility . I had no authorities to oppose them ; my scanty supply of legal lore hardly furnished me with the definition of the offence ...
... referred to in support of the privilege . Those who were friends before , seemed to shrink from responsibility . I had no authorities to oppose them ; my scanty supply of legal lore hardly furnished me with the definition of the offence ...
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... conspiracy just referred to . Upon the trial , Mr. Brown was the only counsel for the respond- ent ; and in defiance of a powerful opposition by the attorney - general and the committee of the Lower House 1 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR .
... conspiracy just referred to . Upon the trial , Mr. Brown was the only counsel for the respond- ent ; and in defiance of a powerful opposition by the attorney - general and the committee of the Lower House 1 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR .
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Page 163 - What's Hecuba to him or he to Hecuba That he should weep for her? What would he do Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would drown the stage with tears, And cleave the general ear with horrid speech, Make mad the guilty and appal the free, Confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed The very faculties of eyes and ears.
Page 174 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 181 - And he answered, and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these, which hear the word of God, and do it.
Page 497 - All murder, which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or which shall be committed in the perpetration, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary, shall be deemed murder of the first degree; and all other kinds of murder shall be deemed murder of the second degree.
Page 176 - Warren Hastings has not left substance enough in India to nourish such another delinquent. My lords, is it a prosecutor you want? You have before you the Commons of Great Britain as prosecutors; and, I believe, my lords, that the sun, in his...
Page 304 - ... and if, in the Legislature so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amend-ment or amendments to the people in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 182 - Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
Page 566 - The primogenitive and due of birth, Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels, But by degree, stand in authentic place ? Take but degree away, untune that string, And hark, what discord follows...
Page 183 - When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Page 373 - Probable cause" has been defined as a reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged.