The Quarterly Review, 111. kötetJohn Murray, 1862 |
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... become alarming . To the tender mercies of this heterogeneous society of com- panies are our 163 millions of travelling public handed over , a helpless mass . They are all , as a rule , equally ignorant of the condition of the engine ...
... become alarming . To the tender mercies of this heterogeneous society of com- panies are our 163 millions of travelling public handed over , a helpless mass . They are all , as a rule , equally ignorant of the condition of the engine ...
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... become too unwieldy to be managed from within , or to be acted upon from without , in the manner most conducive to their own interests or the public benefit . If this course were permitted to proceed unchecked , it would terminate in ...
... become too unwieldy to be managed from within , or to be acted upon from without , in the manner most conducive to their own interests or the public benefit . If this course were permitted to proceed unchecked , it would terminate in ...
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... become stupid and reckless . They make mistakes in their signals , or neglect to keep a good look - out from their engines . They have an additional inducement to resort to stimulants , and even an excuse for excess ; and they return to ...
... become stupid and reckless . They make mistakes in their signals , or neglect to keep a good look - out from their engines . They have an additional inducement to resort to stimulants , and even an excuse for excess ; and they return to ...
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... become universal if it were not thought advisable on some of the established lines to adhere to the different systems that have been already adopted . Collisions on single lines , from trains meeting one another while travelling in ...
... become universal if it were not thought advisable on some of the established lines to adhere to the different systems that have been already adopted . Collisions on single lines , from trains meeting one another while travelling in ...
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... become uneven , or the fastenings get loose in con- sequence of the holes in which they are inserted becoming too large for them ; and in the latter case , the gauge between the rails ceases to be well kept . The joints of the rails ...
... become uneven , or the fastenings get loose in con- sequence of the holes in which they are inserted becoming too large for them ; and in the latter case , the gauge between the rails ceases to be well kept . The joints of the rails ...
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253. oldal - Every state shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions which, by this confederation, are submitted to them. And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state ; and the Union shall be perpetual.
241. oldal - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
342. oldal - But what to those who find ? Ah ! this Nor tongue nor pen can show : The love of Jesus, what it is, None but his loved ones know.
491. oldal - Whatever fruits in different climes are found, That proudly rise, or humbly court the ground ; Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear, Whose bright succession decks the varied year ; Whatever sweets salute the northern sky With vernal lives, that blossom but to die ; These here disporting, own the kindred soil, Nor ask luxuriance from the planter's toil ; While sea-born gales their gelid wings expand To winnow fragrance round the smiling land.
250. oldal - But this momentous question, like a firebell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper.
245. oldal - Kansas, and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
323. oldal - Thou dost conduct Thy people Through torrents of temptation ; Nor will we fear, while Thou art near, The fire of tribulation : The world, with sin and Satan, In vain our march opposes ; By Thee we shall break through them all, And sing the song of Moses.
241. oldal - I now reiterate these sentiments ; and, in doing so, I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible, that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in anywise endangered by the now incoming administration.
241. oldal - I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution — which amendment, however, I have not seen— has passed Congress, to the effect that the federal government shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States, including that of persons held to service.
254. oldal - Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...