The Port FolioEditor and Asbury Dickens, 1819 |
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... remarked by Ros- seau , the very choice of his hero sufficiently proves the real ob- ject he had in view . It is the notorious Cæsar Borgia whom he • Del Principe , cap . v . holds forth as a model for princes . A short LIFE OF ...
... remarked by Ros- seau , the very choice of his hero sufficiently proves the real ob- ject he had in view . It is the notorious Cæsar Borgia whom he • Del Principe , cap . v . holds forth as a model for princes . A short LIFE OF ...
Strana 18
... remarks on the two last . Amongst the numerous writers who have attacked Machiavel the late king of Prussia holds a distinguished rank . He published a French translation of The Prince ' with a refutation , chapter by chapter , and ...
... remarks on the two last . Amongst the numerous writers who have attacked Machiavel the late king of Prussia holds a distinguished rank . He published a French translation of The Prince ' with a refutation , chapter by chapter , and ...
Strana 19
... remarks on the first chapter of ‹ The Prince , ' principally blames Machiavel for not having treat- ed of the origin of kingly government , which the royal author thinks was instituted for the protection of mankind , and for the ...
... remarks on the first chapter of ‹ The Prince , ' principally blames Machiavel for not having treat- ed of the origin of kingly government , which the royal author thinks was instituted for the protection of mankind , and for the ...
Strana 22
... remark , the truth of which has been wonderfully il- lustrated by the behaviour of the different armies belonging to the French republic . " Countries in a state of revolution are much superior to others in military establishments ...
... remark , the truth of which has been wonderfully il- lustrated by the behaviour of the different armies belonging to the French republic . " Countries in a state of revolution are much superior to others in military establishments ...
Strana 23
... remarks on the seventeenth chapter of The Prince , ' the king of Prussia agrees with Machiavel as to the necessity of se- vere military discipline , " For how , " says he , " would it be pos- sible to govern a motley multitude of ...
... remarks on the seventeenth chapter of The Prince , ' the king of Prussia agrees with Machiavel as to the necessity of se- vere military discipline , " For how , " says he , " would it be pos- sible to govern a motley multitude of ...
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Strana 266 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Strana 23 - How many are the days of the years of thy life? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years : few and evil have been the days of the years of my life...
Strana 245 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the sister of temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and po'verty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...
Strana 153 - And opened on a narrow green, Where weeping birch and willow round With their long fibres swept the ground; Here, for retreat in dangerous hour, Some chief had framed a rustic bower.
Strana 326 - For time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretch'd, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer : welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.
Strana 269 - The Congress shall have Power 1 To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States...
Strana 141 - In short, every summer one lives in a state of mutiny and murmur, and I have found the reason: it is because we will affect to have a summer, and we have no title to any such thing. Our poets learnt their trade of the Romans, and so adopted the terms of their masters. They talk of shady groves, purling streams, and cooling breezes, and we get sore throats and agues with attempting to realize these visions.
Strana 269 - To borrow Money on the credit of the United States ; 3 To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes...
Strana 316 - ... sudden fits of inadvertency will surprise vigilance, slight avocations will seduce attention, and casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning; and that the writer shall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need for that which yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts tomorrow.
Strana 302 - And yet it fills me with wonder, that, in almost all countries, the most ancient poets are considered as the best; whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquisition gradually attained, and poetry is a gift conferred at once...