The Quarterly Review, Volume 210William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, John Murray, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1909 |
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... theory be justified . Some practical excuses , however , have been put forward which , in the present political situation of the country , carry a certain weight . It is urged that no more money is available , and that the establishment ...
... theory be justified . Some practical excuses , however , have been put forward which , in the present political situation of the country , carry a certain weight . It is urged that no more money is available , and that the establishment ...
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... theory that Queen Thiy , or her advisers , were the instigators of the upheaval . There is abundant evidence to show that Akhnaton was very young when , as Amenhotep IV , he ascended the throne . In the tomb of Rames at Thebes , which ...
... theory that Queen Thiy , or her advisers , were the instigators of the upheaval . There is abundant evidence to show that Akhnaton was very young when , as Amenhotep IV , he ascended the throne . In the tomb of Rames at Thebes , which ...
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... theory , might be expected to fall to an intolerably low level ? There is , in the preliminary stages of this debate , a considerable amount of controversy as to what a trade union is justified in doing in order to compel all labourers ...
... theory , might be expected to fall to an intolerably low level ? There is , in the preliminary stages of this debate , a considerable amount of controversy as to what a trade union is justified in doing in order to compel all labourers ...
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... theory that we are able to picture the inevitable results of such a policy . An arbitrary prohibition of certain exchanges ( of labour for wages ) must have a widespread effect , not only on production , but on the purchasing power of ...
... theory that we are able to picture the inevitable results of such a policy . An arbitrary prohibition of certain exchanges ( of labour for wages ) must have a widespread effect , not only on production , but on the purchasing power of ...
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... theory - freedom of exchange with regard to labour , mutatis mutandis , acts somewhat in the same way as a free mint acts towards bullion . It will pass labour into currency in the form in which it is most wanted and for which there is ...
... theory - freedom of exchange with regard to labour , mutatis mutandis , acts somewhat in the same way as a free mint acts towards bullion . It will pass labour into currency in the form in which it is most wanted and for which there is ...
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Page 164 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Page 161 - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Page 161 - Haste thee nymph and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles. Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled care derides. And laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe...
Page 163 - Yet not the more Cease I to wander where the Muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or sunny hill...
Page 452 - Though I, once gone, to all the world must die : The earth can yield me but a common grave. When you entombed in men's eyes shall lie. Your monument shall be my gentle verse, Which eyes not yet created shall o'er-read ; And tongues to be, your being shall rehearse, When all the breathers of this world are dead ; You still shall live (such virtue hath my pen) Where breath most breathes, — even in the mouths of men.
Page 452 - Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory, 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth ; your praise shall still find room, Even in the eyes of all posterity That wear this world...
Page 279 - That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.
Page 162 - While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the...
Page 459 - God! that one might read the Book of Fate, And see the revolution of the times Make mountains level, and the continent, Weary of solid firmness, melt itself Into the sea : and, other times, to s'ee The beachy girdle of the ocean Too wide for Neptune's hips...
Page 405 - There was a roaring in the wind all night; The rain came heavily and fell in floods; But now the sun is rising calm and bright; The birds are singing in the distant woods...