The North American Review, Volume 24Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1827 - American fiction Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... present day . The Cumberland road has greatly increased the facility of communication ; still , however , these channels are altogether insufficient for the great and constantly augmenting trade , which is pressing against both sides of ...
... present day . The Cumberland road has greatly increased the facility of communication ; still , however , these channels are altogether insufficient for the great and constantly augmenting trade , which is pressing against both sides of ...
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... present themselves , all of which , that hold out any promise , have been surveyed with skilful minuteness . The Board sum up their remarks on these various routes , with the observation , that the important advantages of a greater sup ...
... present themselves , all of which , that hold out any promise , have been surveyed with skilful minuteness . The Board sum up their remarks on these various routes , with the observation , that the important advantages of a greater sup ...
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... present , upon the authority of the delegate from Florida , confirmed , probably , by an inspection of the maps , which certainly present appearances the most favorable to its truth . It is undoubtedly worthy of investigation , and we ...
... present , upon the authority of the delegate from Florida , confirmed , probably , by an inspection of the maps , which certainly present appearances the most favorable to its truth . It is undoubtedly worthy of investigation , and we ...
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... present con- fidence in the skill and investigating activity of the corps , to which is entrusted these preliminary surveys , we feel no apprehensions of being induced to commence any work , the practicability of which , founded upon ...
... present con- fidence in the skill and investigating activity of the corps , to which is entrusted these preliminary surveys , we feel no apprehensions of being induced to commence any work , the practicability of which , founded upon ...
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... present a rapid sketch of the more prominent projects for internal improvement , which have engaged the attention of the general government during the last few years . Some steps have been taken , with respect to all of them . Those to ...
... present a rapid sketch of the more prominent projects for internal improvement , which have engaged the attention of the general government during the last few years . Some steps have been taken , with respect to all of them . Those to ...
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Page 172 - Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth, which is paid to the landlord for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil.
Page 110 - American Ornithology or the Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States not given by Wilson, with Figures Drawn, Engraved, and Coloured from Nature by Charles Lucien Bonaparte, 4 volumes.
Page 364 - Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and consequently the theory of every such government must be, that an act of the Legislature, repugnant to the Constitution, is void.
Page 252 - Reports of Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
Page 363 - The power and duty of the judiciary to disregard an unconstitutional act of Congress, or of any State Legislature, were declared in an argument approaching to the precision and certainty of a mathematical demonstration.
Page 353 - It was declared by the amendment, that the judicial power of the United States should not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States, by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.
Page 128 - I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly...
Page 171 - When, in the progress of society, land of the second degree of fertility is taken into cultivation, rent immediately commences on that of the first quality, and the amount of that rent will depend on the difference in the quality of these two portions of land.
Page 231 - Lord of the boundless realm of air! In thy imperial name, The hearts of the bold and ardent dare, The dangerous path, of fame Beneath the shade of thy golden wings, The Roman legions bore, From the river of Egypt's cloudy springs, Their pride, to the polar shore.
Page 358 - When, then, a law is in its nature a contract, when absolute rights have vested under that contract, a repeal of the law cannot divest those rights...