Anglo-American Literature and Manners, etc. [Translated by Donald Macleod.]Charles Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
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... not a castle whose walls are not blood - stained , whose legend does not tell of a murder ; not a fortress whose echoes do not bring to you from afar the sound of violence ; the atmosphere of the Gaelic hills is 6 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF.
... not a castle whose walls are not blood - stained , whose legend does not tell of a murder ; not a fortress whose echoes do not bring to you from afar the sound of violence ; the atmosphere of the Gaelic hills is 6 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF.
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... tell him , that I am opposed to the democracy from regard to liberty . That I see they are going headlong to destruction , and would fain stop them if I could . That their views respecting this nation are totally inconsistent with the ...
... tell him , that I am opposed to the democracy from regard to liberty . That I see they are going headlong to destruction , and would fain stop them if I could . That their views respecting this nation are totally inconsistent with the ...
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... tell him , that nothing would be more diffi- cult than to subdue a nation , every individual of which , in t'e pride of freedom , thinks himself equal to a king ; and if , sir , you should look down on him , would say , " I am a man ...
... tell him , that nothing would be more diffi- cult than to subdue a nation , every individual of which , in t'e pride of freedom , thinks himself equal to a king ; and if , sir , you should look down on him , would say , " I am a man ...
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... tell him that is a matter to be settled among them . He gives me an account of the strange levity and wild negociations of the Count d ' Artois , and the pitiful folly of M. Serrene to whom he gives his confidence . He fears that when ...
... tell him that is a matter to be settled among them . He gives me an account of the strange levity and wild negociations of the Count d ' Artois , and the pitiful folly of M. Serrene to whom he gives his confidence . He fears that when ...
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... tell him that such idlers form a power in Republics . That he must not suppose himself as free here as he would be in an absolute monarchy ; that his reputation makes him a slave to public opinion ; that he can- not with impunity do ...
... tell him that such idlers form a power in Republics . That he must not suppose himself as free here as he would be in an absolute monarchy ; that his reputation makes him a slave to public opinion ; that he can- not with impunity do ...
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