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第 112 頁 - the kingdom of Ireland was a distinct kingdom, with a parliament of her own, the sole legislature thereof; that in this right they conceived the very essence of their liberty to exist ; that in behalf of all the people in Ireland, they claimed this as their birthright, and could not relinquish it but with
第 101 頁 - Locke, is irresistible, and, like the sunshine, forces itself immediately to be perceived, as soon as ever the mind turns its view that way. It is on this intuition that all the certainty and evidence of our
第 322 頁 - From the Atlantic to the Ganges," says Gibbon, " the Koran is acknowledged as the fundamental code, not only of theology, but of civil and criminal jurisprudence ; and the laws which regulate the actions and the property of mankind, are guarded by the infallible and immutable sanction of the will of God.
第 76 頁 - number of representatives. The judges of the supreme court are appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate ; the presidents of the circuit courts by the legislature; and the associate judges are elected by the people.
第 205 頁 - hand victorious ; their swords keen ; may their spear always hang over the heads of their enemies; and, wheresoever they go, may they return with a white face.' White and black face are common and proverbial expressions of praise and reproach in the Turkish language. Hie niger est,
第 205 頁 - religion and arms, and the new militia was consecrated and named by a celebrated dervish. Standing in the front of their ranks, he stretched the sleeve of his gown over the head of the foremost soldier, and his blessing was delivered in these words—' Let them be called Janizaries
第 319 頁 - Knox, in the mean time, had returned to Geneva, where he published his treatise entitled the First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous Regimen of Women, chiefly aimed at the cruel government of queen Mary of England, and at the attempt of the queen regent of Scotland to rule without a parliament. A Second Blast
第 257 頁 - the arrival of your express, scarce any thing was talked of at Paris and Versailles, but your cool conduct and persevering bravery during that terrible conflict. You may believe that the impression on my mind was not less strong than on that of
第 319 頁 - There lies he who never feared the face of man, who hath been often threatened with dag and dagger, but yet hath ended his days in peace and honour; for he had God's providence watching over him in an especial manner when his
第 101 頁 - the act whereby the mind perceives the agreement or disagreement of two ideas, immediately by themselves, without the intervention of any other ; in which case, the mind perceives the