 | 1836 - 544 páginas
...security ; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting...feel, that it is not their interest to convert an empire into an adversary*. The situation of England, amidst the struggle of political opinions which... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1840 - 684 páginas
...security; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting...interest to convert an umpire into an adversary. The consequence of letting loose the passions, at present chained and confined, would be to produce a scene... | |
 | John Frederick Stanford - 1847 - 56 páginas
...of advice and mediation. He it was who described the situation of England and her controlling power amidst the struggle of political opinions which agitates more or less sensibly the different countries of the world, as similar to that of the Ruler of the Winds.} And that the winds... | |
 | Philip Gell - 1854 - 392 páginas
...keepeth his garments !")...." But our business is, not to seek opportunities of displaying our strength, but to content ourselves with letting the professors...exaggerated doctrines on both sides feel that it is not theninterest to convert an empire into an adversary. Let us fly to the aid of Portugal, by whomsoever... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1855 - 506 páginas
...out in the situation in which the country now stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated opinions on both sides feel that it is not for their interest to convert an umpire into an adversary.... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1855 - 722 páginas
...but in the situation in which the country now stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated opinions on both sides feel that it is not for their interest to convert an umpire into an adversary.... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1858 - 794 páginas
...security ; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting...interest to convert an umpire into an adversary.' After describing the position of England as keeping in check the passions of the world, and the horror... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1865 - 512 páginas
...security ; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting...interest to convert an umpire into an adversary." After describing the position of England as keeping in check the passions of the world, and the horror... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 648 páginas
...could have delivered such a speech, or produced such an effect. "The situation of England," he said, "amidst the struggle of political opinions which agitates...or less sensibly different countries of the world, maybe compared to that of the ruler of the winds — 'CcU., -••l, t. ,E,.tn, arce, Sceptra tenena... | |
 | Whitnash rectory - 1866 - 478 páginas
...the .situation in which this •country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities to display it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated doctrine on both sides feel, that it is not their interest to convert an umpire into an adversary.... | |
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... apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. The consciousness of such strength is, undoubtedly, a source of confidence and security ; but in the situation in which this country stands,... 
