The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 247A. Constable, 1928 |
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... Britain- more , indeed , than in any other country in the world . In the United States , and in the suburbs of Paris , insanitary wooden shacks are tolerated which would not be allowed for twelve hours under the existing health laws in ...
... Britain- more , indeed , than in any other country in the world . In the United States , and in the suburbs of Paris , insanitary wooden shacks are tolerated which would not be allowed for twelve hours under the existing health laws in ...
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... , no matter who might be the nominal Liberal chief , the people of Great Britain would , I think , insist upon regarding Lord Grey of Fallodon as the leader of the Liberal party . This 48 THE FUTURE OF THE LIBERAL PARTY Jan.
... , no matter who might be the nominal Liberal chief , the people of Great Britain would , I think , insist upon regarding Lord Grey of Fallodon as the leader of the Liberal party . This 48 THE FUTURE OF THE LIBERAL PARTY Jan.
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... corruption which is killing democracy and to preserve political liberty in Great Britain when it has perished in every other country in the world . Having now pointed out , to the best of my 50 THE FUTURE OF THE LIBERAL PARTY Jan.
... corruption which is killing democracy and to preserve political liberty in Great Britain when it has perished in every other country in the world . Having now pointed out , to the best of my 50 THE FUTURE OF THE LIBERAL PARTY Jan.
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... Britain we shall soon have democracy in its fullest degree . Yet there is no reason to suppose that the blossoming of majority rule will mark the springtime of Utopia . Indeed , the only merit to be found in complete demo- cracy is that ...
... Britain we shall soon have democracy in its fullest degree . Yet there is no reason to suppose that the blossoming of majority rule will mark the springtime of Utopia . Indeed , the only merit to be found in complete demo- cracy is that ...
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... Britain still retain the love of liberty and the desire for honest government , which alone can keep a nation from perishing . The task for real Liberals , whether they call themselves Liberals or prefer the name Conservatives , is to ...
... Britain still retain the love of liberty and the desire for honest government , which alone can keep a nation from perishing . The task for real Liberals , whether they call themselves Liberals or prefer the name Conservatives , is to ...
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Page 2 - THE Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual ; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that alone.
Page 2 - Transubstantiation, (or the change of the substance of bread and wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.
Page 3 - And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee...
Page 31 - The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is — not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be, — but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair Up to our means: a very different thing!
Page 3 - And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service ; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord...
Page 95 - Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. It moves by the force, not merely or primarily of the scientific passion for pure knowledge, but also of the moral and social passion for doing good.
Page 2 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 95 - ... the literature they read, the things which give them pleasure, the words which come forth out of their mouths, the thoughts which make the furniture of their minds; would any amount of wealth be worth having with the condition that one was to become just like these people by having it?
Page 58 - I walk through the churchyard To lay this body down; I know moon-rise, I know star-rise; I walk in the moonlight, I walk in the starlight; I'll lie in the grave and stretch out my arms, I'll go to judgment in the evening of the day, And my soul and thy soul shall meet that day, When I lay this body down.
Page 81 - THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.