The Speeches and Public Letters of the Hon. Joseph Howe, Volume 2J.P. Jewett, 1858 |
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... course of my after life , that I shall , while in any Cabinet , press them to take the initia- tive in such works as this . It is the first duty of a government to take the front rank in every noble enterprise ; to be in advance of the ...
... course of my after life , that I shall , while in any Cabinet , press them to take the initia- tive in such works as this . It is the first duty of a government to take the front rank in every noble enterprise ; to be in advance of the ...
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... course were gratified at this new triumph — this new proof of his boldness and sagacity . The day after the meeting broke up the following address was presented to the Lieutenant Governor : - TO HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR ...
... course were gratified at this new triumph — this new proof of his boldness and sagacity . The day after the meeting broke up the following address was presented to the Lieutenant Governor : - TO HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR ...
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... course . Would not the balance of power in Europe be thus fearfully disturbed , because England had failed to maintain the balance of power in America ? The picture , Mr. Chairman , is too painful to be dwelt on , even for a moment ...
... course . Would not the balance of power in Europe be thus fearfully disturbed , because England had failed to maintain the balance of power in America ? The picture , Mr. Chairman , is too painful to be dwelt on , even for a moment ...
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... course , be made official , or bind the incoming government . It was reasonable to expect that if Lord Derby came in , he would give to the Colonies the advantage of the generous sentiments he had uttered in the House of Peers ; but ...
... course , be made official , or bind the incoming government . It was reasonable to expect that if Lord Derby came in , he would give to the Colonies the advantage of the generous sentiments he had uttered in the House of Peers ; but ...
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... course to the general policy propounded by Mr. Howe . In this Province some of the agents appointed by the con- vention had been equally active , and a bill for incorporating a company to make the road to Portland alone , with the aid ...
... course to the general policy propounded by Mr. Howe . In this Province some of the agents appointed by the con- vention had been equally active , and a bill for incorporating a company to make the road to Portland alone , with the aid ...
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Page 502 - But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty : from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
Page 501 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 503 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee ; how much less this house that I have builded...
Page 61 - I believe that many in this room will live to hear the whistle of the steam engine in the passes of the Rocky Mountains, and to make the journey from Halifax to the Pacific in five or six days.
Page 501 - All the ends of speaking are reducible to four ; every speech being intended to enlighten the understanding, to please the imagination, to move the passions, or to influence the will.
Page 490 - Guelphs and the Ghibellines, the emperor Conrad, as an offended sovereign, had refused all terms of capitulation to the garrison of Winnisberg ; but as a courteous knight, he permitted the women to depart with such of their precious effects as they themselves could transport. The gates of the town were thrown open, and a long procession of matrons, each bearing a husband or a father, or brother, on her shoulders, passed in safety through the applauding camp.
Page 503 - They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight. 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I entreated him with my mouth.
Page 209 - O yes ! our hearts their presence feel, Viewless, not voiceless; from the deepest shells On memory's shore harmonious echoes steal, And names which in the days gone by were spells Are blent with that soft music.
Page 503 - Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard : I cry aloud, but there is no judgment. He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Page 500 - I feel my inability to cope with critics by whom the high road has been beaten, and am more at my ease in the byways. It may be that I would rather have you all good men and true, able " to give a reason for the faith that is in you...