The Centennial History of New York City, from the Discovery to the Present Day

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R.D. Cooke, 1876 - Počet stran: 252

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Strana 168 - May I nevertheless be indulged to inquire, if we look over the catalogue of the first magistrates of nations, whether they have been denominated presidents or consuls, kings or princes, where shall we find one, whose commanding talents and virtues, whose overruling good fortune, have so completely united all hearts and voices in his favor...
Strana 180 - In song and dance about the sacred Hill — Mystical dance, which yonder starry sphere Of planets and of fixed in all her wheels Resembles nearest; mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem; And in their motions harmony divine So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear Listens delighted.
Strana 99 - Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories thereon, Depending in America, ViceAdmiral of the Same, and Vice-Admiral of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet...
Strana 113 - I admit that special writs of assistance, to search special places, may be granted to certain persons on oath ; but I deny that the writ now prayed for can be granted, for I beg leave to make some observations on the writ itself, before I proceed to other acts of Parliament. In the first place, the writ is universal, being directed "to all and singular Justices, Sheriffs, Constables, and all other officers and subjects;" so, that, in short, it is directed to every subject in the King's dominions.
Strana 113 - It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English law book.
Strana 141 - Confiding in you, sir, and in the worthy generals immediately under your command, we have the most, flattering hopes of success in the glorious struggle for American liberty, and the fullest assurances that whenever this important contest shall be decided by that fondest wish of each American soul, an accommodation icith our mother country, you will cheerfully resign the important deposit committed into your hands, and reassume the character of our worthiest citizen.
Strana 239 - Christian association, for the improvement of the spiritual, mental, social and physical condition of young men...
Strana 107 - I'll order here all the troops in North America under my command, and billet them myself upon the city.
Strana 113 - In the first place, the writ is universal, being directed " to all and singular justices, sheriffs, constables, and all other officers and subjects ; " so that, in short, it is directed to every subject in the king's dominions. Every one with this writ may be a tyrant ; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm. In the next place, it is perpetual, there • is no return. A man is accountable to no person for his doings....
Strana 113 - I will to my dying day oppose with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand, and villainy on the other, as this writ of assistance is.

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