A Brief Treatise Upon Constitutional and Party Questions: And the History of Political Parties, as I Received it Orally from the Late Senator Stephen A. DouglasD. Appleton, 1866 - 221 páginas |
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Página 221 - Within a similar compass, there is no collection of poetry in the language that equals this in variety, in richness of thought and expression, and of poetic imagery."— Worcester Palladium. "This is a choice collection of the finest poems in the English language, and supplies in some measure the place of an extensive library. Mr, Dana has done a capital service in bringing within the reach of all the richest thoughts that grace our standard poetical literature.
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Página 15 - No person shall be a representative, who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of the state in which he shall be chosen.
Página 221 - Never was a book more appropriately named. By the exercise cf a sound and skilful judgment, and a thorough familiarity with the poetical productions of all nations, the compiler of this work has succeeded in combining, within the space of a single volume, nearly every poem of established worth and compatible length in the English language.
Página 117 - ... which a Territory seeks admission into the Union should be submitted to the people of such Territory for their ratification or rejection at a fair election, to be held for that purpose ; and that before such Territory is admitted as a state, such fundamental law should receive a majority of the legal votes cast at such election ; and they deny the right and condemn the attempt of any convention called for the purpose of framing a Constitution, to impose the instrument formed by them upon...
Página 221 - Half mor. , gilt top, $6 ; half calf, extra, $7.50 ; mor. ant., $10. '-The purpose of this book Is to comprise within the bounds of a single volume whatever Is truly beautiful and admirable among the minor poems of the English language.