Eminent Radicals in and Out of ParliamentEdinburgh printed, 1880 - 253 páginas |
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Admiral Arch Beal became Beesly better Birmingham born Bradlaugh Burt candidate career Chamberlain Charles Haddon Spurgeon Charles Wentworth Dilke Christian Church Comtist constituency Conway Courtney Cowen Crimean war Dale Dilke duties early Edward Spencer Beesly election electors EMINENT RADICALS England English faith father favour Fawcett Freeman friends Gladstone Government hand heart Henry Fawcett Herbert honourable House human interest John Stuart Mill Joseph Arch labour land less Liberal London Lord matter Maxse ment Metropolitan Metropolitan Tabernacle Mill mind moral Morley Mundella never Nonconformist once opinion Parliament parliamentary pastor Permissive Bill Peter Alfred Taylor Picton political politician preacher principles Reform regard religion religious Republic Republican respect Richard Sir Charles Sir Wilfrid Sir Wilfrid Lawson society speak speech spirit Spurgeon Stephen's sympathies Taylor things Thomas Burt tion Tory town true truth union vote words youth
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Página 135 - I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Página 221 - Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it...
Página 229 - Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied.
Página 114 - But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, "Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Página 74 - CYRIACK, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask ? The conscience, Friend, to have lost them overplied In liberty's defence, my noble task, Of which...
Página 130 - For humanity sweeps onward: where today the martyr stands, On the morrow crouches Judas with the silver in his hands; Far in front the cross stands ready and the crackling fagots burn, While the hooting mob of yesterday in silent awe return To glean up the scattered ashes into history's golden urn.
Página 146 - What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those whose genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon any other subject. We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greatest, perhaps the only topic we have left?
Página 19 - Leaders of the people by their counsels, And by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, Wise and eloquent in their instructions...
Página 190 - No man is born into the world, whose work Is not born with him; there is always work, And tools to work withal, for those who will; And blessed are the horny hands of toil!
Página 25 - But, hark! the cry is Astur: And lo ! the ranks divide ; And the great lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulders Clangs loud the fourfold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand Which none but he can wield.