The World as it is: Containing a View of the Present Condition of Its Principal Nations, as to Their Forms of Government, Military and Naval Strength, Revenues, Banking Institutions, Prison Discipline, Commerce, Religion, Morals, Education, &c., &c., with Anecdotes of Distinguished Characters and Numerous EngravingsThomas Belknap, 1842 - 483 頁 |
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第 237 頁
... Bedouin Arabs , and want of water . They usually secure themselves from the first , by a tribute to some principal tribe , which claims to be lord of the desert , and who , on receiving the tribute , profess to act as their protectors ...
... Bedouin Arabs , and want of water . They usually secure themselves from the first , by a tribute to some principal tribe , which claims to be lord of the desert , and who , on receiving the tribute , profess to act as their protectors ...
第 239 頁
... Bedouins . Art and industry languish ; commerce , exposed to arbitrary vexation , is limited to small , timid bargains ... Bedouin robbers , especially on the borders of Arabia . In the northern parts are numerous hordes of Turkomans and ...
... Bedouins . Art and industry languish ; commerce , exposed to arbitrary vexation , is limited to small , timid bargains ... Bedouin robbers , especially on the borders of Arabia . In the northern parts are numerous hordes of Turkomans and ...
第 244 頁
... Bedouins , appearing at different times in different parts of the desert , are sometimes included twice in the same estimate . The roaming character of this people admit of less accuracy in the estimation of their numbers than most ...
... Bedouins , appearing at different times in different parts of the desert , are sometimes included twice in the same estimate . The roaming character of this people admit of less accuracy in the estimation of their numbers than most ...
第 247 頁
... Bedouins , or unsettled inhabitants of its deserts , is merely nominal . Their country , destitute of every other valuable property , is a safeguard to their independence . No enemy or oppressor can follow them with sufficient celerity ...
... Bedouins , or unsettled inhabitants of its deserts , is merely nominal . Their country , destitute of every other valuable property , is a safeguard to their independence . No enemy or oppressor can follow them with sufficient celerity ...
第 248 頁
... Bedouin Arabs , as to all other robbers and pirates , whose occupation is plunder either on land or water . No historical records , or any facts , either confirm or refute this conjecture ; it stands , therefore , on the ground of ...
... Bedouin Arabs , as to all other robbers and pirates , whose occupation is plunder either on land or water . No historical records , or any facts , either confirm or refute this conjecture ; it stands , therefore , on the ground of ...
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第 410 頁 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
第 427 頁 - The Legislature shall direct by law in what manner and In what courts, suits may be brought against the State.
第 376 頁 - And whereas the ministers of the gospel are, by their profession, dedicated to the service of God and the care of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the great duties of their function...
第 164 頁 - It is bounded on the North by the Arctic Ocean ; on the East by the Pacific Ocean ; on the South by the Indian Ocean ; and on the West by the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Oural Mountains.
第 383 頁 - Francis' tavern ; soon after which their beloved commander entered the room. His emotions were too strong to be concealed. Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, ' With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
第 364 頁 - Faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
第 398 頁 - I enjoin and require that no ecclesiastic, missionary, or minister, of any sect whatever, shall ever hold or exercise any station or duty whatever in the said college ; nor shall any such person ever be admitted for any purpose, or as a visitor, within the premises appropriated to the purposes of the said college.
第 389 頁 - An act to repeal the State tax on real and personal property, and to continue and extend the improvements of the State by railroads and canals, and to charter a State bank, to be called the United States Bank.
第 305 頁 - Both the constitutionality and the expediency of the law creating this bank are well questioned by a large portion of our fellow citizens; and it must be admitted by all, that it has failed in the great end of establishing a uniform and sound currency.
第 390 頁 - The legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide, by law, for the establishment of schools throughout the State, in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis.