National Review, Volume 13Robert Theobold, 1861 |
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... lake , enveloped in the mists of early morning , —are beautiful pictures , which we are almost startled to meet with in the usually monotonous dreariness of ecclesiastical history . As an introduction to the present volume , Dr. Stanley ...
... lake , enveloped in the mists of early morning , —are beautiful pictures , which we are almost startled to meet with in the usually monotonous dreariness of ecclesiastical history . As an introduction to the present volume , Dr. Stanley ...
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... Lake of the Woods and Lake Winipeg , and even reached the upper waters of the Saskatchewan . In 1763 the French Company was broken up , and the Canadian fur - trade for a time suspended ; but in the course of a few years single traders ...
... Lake of the Woods and Lake Winipeg , and even reached the upper waters of the Saskatchewan . In 1763 the French Company was broken up , and the Canadian fur - trade for a time suspended ; but in the course of a few years single traders ...
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... Lake Winipeg stretch the great prairies . They narrow to the north- wards , and come to an end altogether on the Peace River , in latitude 56 ° . Beyond the prairies , crossing the continent dia- gonally from the coast of Hudson's Bay ...
... Lake Winipeg stretch the great prairies . They narrow to the north- wards , and come to an end altogether on the Peace River , in latitude 56 ° . Beyond the prairies , crossing the continent dia- gonally from the coast of Hudson's Bay ...
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... Lake Alha- basca and the Mackenzie River - are all made by water . The cargo , whether of furs or stores , is packed , for the convenience of carriage over the numerous portages , in pieces of 90 lbs .; and a canoe from 25 to 36 feet ...
... Lake Alha- basca and the Mackenzie River - are all made by water . The cargo , whether of furs or stores , is packed , for the convenience of carriage over the numerous portages , in pieces of 90 lbs .; and a canoe from 25 to 36 feet ...
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... lakes supply a great variety of fish . In the south there is buffalo- meat , which is either eaten fresh , or kept ... Lake Athabasca , Sir George Simpson once went without food for three days and nights . Peel's River , for one whole ...
... lakes supply a great variety of fish . In the south there is buffalo- meat , which is either eaten fresh , or kept ... Lake Athabasca , Sir George Simpson once went without food for three days and nights . Peel's River , for one whole ...
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Page 54 - Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Page 21 - Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no. 'Tis insensible, then? Yea, to the dead. But will it not live with the living? no. Why? detraction will not suffer it. Therefore I'll none of • it. Honour is a mere scutcheon : and so ends my catechism.
Page 438 - Father, took man's nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin, of her substance ; so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and Manhood, were joined together in one Person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God and very man ; who truly suffered, was crucified, dead and buried, to reconcile His Father to us, and to be a sacrifice, not only for original guilt, but also for all actual sins of men.
Page 213 - in the room of the Right Honourable William Pitt, who, since his election, has accepted the office of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Page 484 - ... and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the president, the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the vice-president.
Page 470 - ... with the advice and approbation of the Senate, the power of making all treaties ; to have the sole appointment of the heads or chief officers of the departments of Finance, War, and Foreign Affairs...
Page 239 - AFRICA. Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa : with Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, the Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and other Animals.
Page 438 - The offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual ; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that alone.
Page 470 - All laws of the particular States contrary to the Constitution or laws of the United States to be utterly void; and the better to prevent such laws being passed, the Governor or President...
Page 48 - I do approve of the doctrine and worship and government of the Church of England by law established, as containing all things necessary to salvation ; and I promise, in the exercise of my ministry, to preach and practise according thereunto.