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... returned or replaced by any others of the same kind , in contradistinction from those which must be re- turned or delivered specifically . Thus money is nearly always a fungible , because so much paid in any way that is a legal tender ...
... returned or replaced by any others of the same kind , in contradistinction from those which must be re- turned or delivered specifically . Thus money is nearly always a fungible , because so much paid in any way that is a legal tender ...
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... returning with India goods to New York . He anticipated years of outlay , and by his articles of agreement was bound ... returned by land in 1813 , and afterward became distinguished as a partner and successor of Mr. Astor in the trade ...
... returning with India goods to New York . He anticipated years of outlay , and by his articles of agreement was bound ... returned by land in 1813 , and afterward became distinguished as a partner and successor of Mr. Astor in the trade ...
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... returned to Copenhagen , where he has since resided . Among his published works are 4 symphonies , a number of ... returning to Charleston in his 17th year . He was soon after apprenticed to a merchant in Philadelphia , with whom he ...
... returned to Copenhagen , where he has since resided . Among his published works are 4 symphonies , a number of ... returning to Charleston in his 17th year . He was soon after apprenticed to a merchant in Philadelphia , with whom he ...
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... returned to the army , with which he remained connected until his death . At the battle of Chrystler's field , fought Nov. 11 , 1813 , he rendered important services by covering the retreat of the American forces with his regiment , the ...
... returned to the army , with which he remained connected until his death . At the battle of Chrystler's field , fought Nov. 11 , 1813 , he rendered important services by covering the retreat of the American forces with his regiment , the ...
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... returned from Vienna with the title of councillor . He continued his agitation against the Magyars , and was elected to the Slavic con- gress of Prague by the high school of Agram . In consequence of renewed political activity , which ...
... returned from Vienna with the title of councillor . He continued his agitation against the Magyars , and was elected to the Slavic con- gress of Prague by the high school of Agram . In consequence of renewed political activity , which ...
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Página 241 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a; prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Página 239 - I arrived at Oxford with a stock of erudition that might have puzzled a doctor, and a degree of ignorance of which a schoolboy would have been ashamed.
Página 68 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Página 268 - Imagine now the centre of such a continent, occupied through nearly its whole extent by a deep unbroken sea of ice, that gathers perennial increase from the water-shed of vast snow-covered mountains, and all the precipitations of the atmosphere upon its own surface. Imagine this moving onward like a great glacial river, seeking outlets at every fiord and valley, rolling icy cataracts into the Atlantic and Greenland seas ; and, having at last reached the northern limit of the land that has borne it...
Página 174 - the most extraordinary compound of talent, wit, buffoonery, obstinacy, and good feeling — in short, a medley of the most opposite qualities, with a great preponderance of good — that I ever saw in any character in my life.
Página 245 - William Slade, of Vermont, joined to the presentation of some abolitionist petitions the motion that they should be referred to an extraordinary committee, with instructions to bring in a bill for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
Página 334 - I am fond of people, and that every one feels directly — young and old. I pass without pretension through the world, and that gratifies men. I never bemoralise any one — always seek out the good that is in them, and leave what is bad to him who made mankind, and knows how to round off the angles. In this way I make myself happy and comfortable.
Página 142 - Smith (?'), they be made good cheap in this kingdom ; for whosoever studieth the laws of the realm, who studieth in the universities, who professeth the liberal sciences, and, (to be short,) who can live idly, and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he shall be called master, and shall be taken for a gentleman.
Página 107 - He was a member of the convention to revise the constitution of Pennsylvania, in 1789, and for two succeeding years he was representative of the State legislature.
Página 90 - Some time afterward, it was reported to me by the city officers that they had ferreted out the paper and its editor ; that his office was an obscure hole, his only visible auxiliary a negro boy, and his supporters a few very insignificant persons of all colors,