The War with Mexico ReviewedW. Crosby and H. P. Nichols, 1850 - 298 psl. Contains historical criticism of the Mexican-American War. |
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... hope , that by reason and forbear- ance on both sides , the term " sister republics " would not cease to be even a figure of speech . ‡ Similar difficulties * The language of Mr. Van Buren in his letter to Mr. Hammett , April 20 , 1844 ...
... hope , that by reason and forbear- ance on both sides , the term " sister republics " would not cease to be even a figure of speech . ‡ Similar difficulties * The language of Mr. Van Buren in his letter to Mr. Hammett , April 20 , 1844 ...
66 psl.
... hope , then , that the law of nature , which makes virtuous conduct produce benefit , and vice loss to the agent , in the long run , which has sanctioned the common principle , that honesty is the best policy , will in time influence ...
... hope , then , that the law of nature , which makes virtuous conduct produce benefit , and vice loss to the agent , in the long run , which has sanctioned the common principle , that honesty is the best policy , will in time influence ...
67 psl.
... hope to result from an extorted treaty ? General Santa Anna is our prisoner of war . * * * What he assents to whilst a prisoner , he may reject when a freeman . " loses its binding force from the very nature of the ARGUMENTS FOR PEACE . 67.
... hope to result from an extorted treaty ? General Santa Anna is our prisoner of war . * * * What he assents to whilst a prisoner , he may reject when a freeman . " loses its binding force from the very nature of the ARGUMENTS FOR PEACE . 67.
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... hope of prophecy ; it was later the vision of Christ ; and it shall one day be the Kingdom of God on earth . If this be our strength and glory to raise money , and ex- pend it in wicked and wasteful wars , tormenting our neigh- bors and ...
... hope of prophecy ; it was later the vision of Christ ; and it shall one day be the Kingdom of God on earth . If this be our strength and glory to raise money , and ex- pend it in wicked and wasteful wars , tormenting our neigh- bors and ...
117 psl.
... hope to those that enter here . " A writer , speaking of a large number of discharged volun- teers sent home by the ship " Virginia , " and dating his letter Nov. 13 , 1846 , Balize , La . , says , " Half these were wounded or sick ...
... hope to those that enter here . " A writer , speaking of a large number of discharged volun- teers sent home by the ship " Virginia , " and dating his letter Nov. 13 , 1846 , Balize , La . , says , " Half these were wounded or sick ...
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264 psl. - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility ; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...
273 psl. - Governments, in the name of those nations, do promise to each other that they will endeavor, in the most sincere and earnest manner, to settle the differences so arising, and to preserve the state of peace and friendship in which the two countries are now placing themselves, using, for this end, mutual representations and pacific negotiations.
237 psl. - But the noble Mexic women still their holy task pursued, Through that long, dark night of sorrow, worn and faint and lacking food ; Over weak and suffering brothers, with a tender care they hung, And the dying foeman blessed them in a strange and Northern tongue.
71 psl. - It is expected that, in selecting the establishment for your troops, you will approach as near the boundary line — the Rio Grande — as prudence will dictate. With this view the President desires that your position, for a part of your forces at least, should be west of the river Nueces.
5 psl. - If that the heavens do not their visible spirits Send quickly down to tame these vile offences, It will come, Humanity must perforce prey on itself, Like monsters of the deep.
237 psl. - Spake the mournful Mexic woman, as she laid him with her dead, And turned to soothe the living, and bind the wounds which bled. Look forth once more, Ximena! "Like a cloud before the wind...
264 psl. - Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
221 psl. - Then if they die unprovided, no more is the King guilty of their damnation than he was before guilty of those impieties for the which they are now visited. Every subject's duty is the King's, but every subject's soul is his own.
13 psl. - Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys...
129 psl. - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.