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...nce had the kindness to inform me, as one of a company of some hundred and fifty men and women not labouring under any suspicions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge?s eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate....

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...fifty men and women not labouring under any suspicions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular preju dice (... ...on, I mention here that everything set forth in these pages concerning the Court of Chancery is substantially true, and within the truth. The case of ... ...cription I took pains to investi gate the subject. There are about thirty cases on record, of which the most famous, that of the Countess Cornelia de... ...y clearly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently. The sub ject was a German who ke... ...ly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently. The sub ject was a German who kept a li... ... it very touching to see these two women, coarse and shabby and beaten, so united; to see what they could be to one another; to see how they felt for ... ...general practice. Though a young man, I have ferreted out evidence, got up cases, and seen lots of life. Blest with your hand, what means might I not ... ..., Mr. Guppy presents his friend under the impromptu name of Mr. Weevle and states the object of their visit. Krook, with his bottle under his arm (he ... ...to dispose of them. In this society, and where not, my Lady Dedlock reigns supreme. Beautiful, elegant, accomplished, and powerful in her little world...

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...once had the kindness to inform me, as one of a company of some hundred and fifty men and women not laboring under any suspicions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge?s eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate. There had been, he admitted, a trivial blemish or so in its...

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...fifty men and women not labouring under any suspicions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular preju dice (... ...on, I mention here that everything set forth in these pages concerning the Court of Chancery is substantially true, and within the truth. The case of ... ...cription I took pains to investi gate the subject. There are about thirty cases on record, of which the most famous, that of the Countess Cornelia de... ...y clearly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently. The sub ject was a German who ke... ...ly described by a dentist, occurred at the town of Columbus, in the United States of America, quite recently. The sub ject was a German who kept a li... ... it very touching to see these two women, coarse and shabby and beaten, so united; to see what they could be to one another; to see how they felt for ... ..., Mr. Guppy presents his friend under the impromptu name of Mr. Weevle and states the object of their visit. Krook, with his bottle under his arm (he ... ...to dispose of them. In this society, and where not, my Lady Dedlock reigns supreme. Beautiful, elegant, accomplished, and powerful in her little world... ...by himself in the kitchen all the afternoon. At Caddy’s request I took the supreme direction of her apart ment, trimmed it up, and pushed her, couch ...

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... and by which Convention Mr. LINCOLN had been named as their candidate for United States Sena- tor. Mr. DOUGLAS was not present.] Mr. PRESIDENT AND GE... ... which Convention Mr. LINCOLN had been named as their candidate for United States Sena- tor. Mr. DOUGLAS was not present.] Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN... ...ocates will push it forward till it shall become alike law- ful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South. Have we no tendency to ... ...c institutions in their own way, sub- ject only to the Constitution of the United States.” Then opened the roar of loose declamation in favor of “squa... ...ave for a long time in each, was passing through the United States Circuit Court for the District of Missouri; and both Nebraska Bill and lawsuit were... ...next Presi- dential election, the law case came to, and was argued in, the Supreme Court of the United States; but the decision of it was deferred unt... ...si- dential election, the law case came to, and was argued in, the Supreme Court of the United States; but the decision of it was deferred until after... ...ery from their limits; and the latter answers: “That is a question for the Supreme Court.” The election came. Mr. Buchanan was elected, and the in- do... ...o, of the Nebraska Act. On one occasion, his exact language is, “Except in cases where the power is restrained by the Constitution of the United State...

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...o the Congress January to April, 1917 by W oodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and h... ...ongress January to April, 1917 by W oodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and his mess... ...on’s When a Man Comes to Himself, On Being Human, and The President of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEA... ...en a Man Comes to Himself, On Being Human, and The President of the United States. *Harper & Brothers’ note. 4 Why We Are at War I A WORLD LEAGUE FOR... ...tion, can be worked out and kept from the light only within the privacy of courts or behind the carefully guarded confidences of a narrow and privileg... ...d it is, unhappily, not a matter of con- jecture, but a fact proved in our courts of justice, that the intrigues which have more than once come perilo... ...ner and degree of the restraint to which they shall be subject and in what cases and upon what security their residence shall be permitted and to prov... ...s word to the farmers of the country and to all who work on the farms: The supreme need of our own nation and of the nations 39 Woodrow Wilson with w... ...ich no one can now expect ever to be excused or forgiven for ignoring. THE SUPREME TEST In the hope that this statement of the needs of the nation and...

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...its canals like large mirrors, in which its steeples and its almost Eastern cupolas are reflected, -- the city of the Hague, the capital of the Seven United Provinces, was swelling in all its arteries with a black and red stream of hurried, panting, and restless citizens, who, with their knives in their girdles, muskets on their shoulders, or sticks in their hands, were pu...

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... houses, with its canals like large mirrors, in which its steeples and its almost Eastern cupolas are reflected, — the city of the Hague, the capital ... ...it is based. Cornelius de Witt, Ruart de Pulten, that is to say, war- den of the dikes, ex-burgomaster of Dort, his native town, and member of the Ass... ...nceived a most vio- lent affection for the Stadtholderate, which had been abol- ished for ever in Holland by the “Perpetual Edict” forced by John de W... ... of people and the dragoons, to betake himself to the Buytenhof. John de Witt, indeed, had alighted from his coach with his servant, and quietly walke... ...m, he began to parley with the burghers, under the protection of the cocked pistols of his dragoons, explaining to the val- iant townsmen, that his or... ...en, assisting his brother in getting up, he hurried his departure. Cornelius, leaning on the arm of the Ex-Grand Pensionary, descended the stairs whic... ...boxes, and ticketed pigeon-holes, which could eas- ily be surveyed by the telescope. Boxtel allowed his bulbs to rot in the pits, his seedlings to dry... ..., my dear Rosa, it is impossible that we should not succeed in gaining the hundred thousand guilders for your marriage portion; and how dearly shall w... ...of his Commit- tee carrying an enormous nosegay, like that which a hun- dred and twenty-one years later, Monsieur de Robespierre displayed at the fest...

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...d cannot authorize them to prohibit slavery. That is one of the things the court can decide, but can never give an intel- 5 The Writings of Abraham L... ...dvocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” Judge Douglas makes us... ...question is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question... ...n is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question foreve... ...s that in that year there were over four hundred thousand mulattoes in the United States. Now let us take what is called an Abolition State—the Republ... ... to the progress of society. The progress of society now begins to produce cases of the transfer for debts of the entire property of railroad corpora-... ...ll be loaded down with the investigation of smaller cases—a work which the courts ought to perform, and can perform much more perfectly. How can the L... ...owing rapidly upon the heels of this action of Congress, a decision of the Supreme Court is made, by which it is de- clared that Congress, if it desir... ...n remember, save once, when he makes a remark, that upon his principle the Supreme Court were authorized to pronounce a decision that the act called t...

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...cts in the case. What has occurred in this case must ever occur in similar cases. Human nature will not change. In any future great national trial, co... ... yet it is in a peculiar degree both illustrative and typical of the great statesman who made it, alike in its strong com- 4 The Writings of Abraham ... ...He says: “….the moral qualities that are required in the higher spheres of statesmanship [are not] those of a hero or a saint. Passionate earnestness ... ...tland, Me., and to General Tho- mas J. Henderson, of Illinois. For various courtesies received, the editor is furthermore indebted to the Librarian of... ...s; he read Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim’s Progress, a short history of the United States, and Weems’s Life of Washington. To the town constable’s he w... ...n their claims seemed to him unfair. Presenting his very first case in the United States Circuit Court, the only question being one of authority, he d... ...to him unfair. Presenting his very first case in the United States Circuit Court, the only question being one of authority, he declared that, upon car... ...of the Legislature, a State’s attorney, secretary of state, a judge on the supreme bench of Illinois, three times a Representative in Congress, and a ... ...ourts to decide.” Then came the famous “Dred Scott decision,” in which the Supreme Court held sub- stantially that the right to hold slaves as propert...

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...e end it will burn them all. The greatest of the Western Allies is now the United States of America, and the Americans have come into this war simply ... ...t will burn them all. The greatest of the Western Allies is now the United States of America, and the Americans have come into this war simply for an ... ...d a number of other writers have been doing what they can—to bring about a united declaration of all the Atlantic Allies in favour of a League of Nati... ... forward account of the American side of the movement by the former United States Minister in Belgium, on the one hand, or in the concluding parts of ... ...hese extremes. They want the League to be some- thing more than an ethical court, they want a League that will act, but on the other hand they shrink ... ...e trade, to deal 10 In the Fourth Year with foreign powers, to maintain a supreme court of law. Everything else—education, militia, powers of life an... ... to deal 10 In the Fourth Year with foreign powers, to maintain a supreme court of law. Everything else—education, militia, powers of life and death—... ...gs. The League, therefore, will have as its primary function to maintain a Supreme Court, whose decisions will be final, before which every sovereign ... ...rt of the world attend to grievances between sub- ject and sovereign? Such cases are highly probable, and no large, vague propo- sitions about the “se...

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... of central France,— “son climat souple et chaud, ses pluies abondantes et courtes.” In the autumn of 1882 the rains perhaps were less short than abun... ...in question, however, fulfils conditions enough; in particular, its little court offers hospitality to the big buttress of the church. Another buttres... ...antage to look down from. In the matter of position Amboise is cer- tainly supreme among the old houses of the Loire; and I say this with a due recoll... ...s which are only houses. The trouble with the domestic architecture of the United States is that it is not scenic, thank Heaven! and the good fortune ... ... are only houses. The trouble with the domestic architecture of the United States is that it is not scenic, thank Heaven! and the good fortune of an o... ...al good faith which is not the commonest feature of French art, and which, united as it is in this case with exceeding knowledge and a remarkable sens... ...coherent little edifice has the touching look that resides in every- thing supremely old: it has arrived at the age at which such things cease to feel... .... Here were pyra- mids of bottles, mountains of bottles, to say nothing of cases and cabinets of bottles. The contemplation of these glittering tiers ... ...sion was grotesque, but sorne of the objects were contained in curious old cases of beaten silver and brass; these things, at least, which looked as i...

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...can be made, except in the State Legislature,—not in the Con- gress of the United States; and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such th... ...made, except in the State Legislature,—not in the Con- gress of the United States; and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such thing mys... ...hat would be a most mani- fest reason for it. It is true, as Judge Douglas states, that many Territorial bills have passed without having such a provi... ...lection for the adoption of the constitution, shall be obligatory upon the United States and the said State of Kansas.” Now, Trumbull alleges that the... ... I mentioned in a certain speech of mine, which has been printed, that the Supreme Court had decided that a negro could not possibly be made a citizen... ...oned in a certain speech of mine, which has been printed, that the Supreme Court had decided that a negro could not possibly be made a citizen; and wi... ...ll find I mentioned that as one of the points decided in the course of the Supreme Court opinions, but I did not state what objection I had to it. But... ...I mentioned that as one of the points decided in the course of the Supreme Court opinions, but I did not state what objection I had to it. But Judge D... ...tically apply it in all eases. He illustrates this by bringing forward the cases of fe- 71 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Four males, minors, ...

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... That means that there must be some head power, some point of reference, a supreme court of some kind, a universally recognised executive over and abo... ...ans that there must be some head power, some point of reference, a supreme court of some kind, a universally recognised executive over and above the s... ...rren- der almost as much of their sovereignty as the constituent sovereign States which make up the United States of America have surrendered to the F... ...of their sovereignty as the constituent sovereign States which make up the United States of America have surrendered to the Federal Government; if the... ...d at present. It is really quite idle to dream of a warless world in which States are still absolutely free to annoy one another with tar- iffs, with ... ...here is no means of settling boundary dis- putes. Moreover, as between the united States of the world and the United States of America there is this f... ...Hague Tribunal is conceivably the germ of such an overriding direction and supreme court as the peace of the world demands, but in reality the Hague T... ...ibunal is conceivably the germ of such an overriding direction and supreme court as the peace of the world demands, but in reality the Hague T ribunal... ...and tamper in some way with currency. Sooner or later, and probably in all cases before 1917, all the belligerents will be forced to adopt inconvertib...

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Excerpt: Inaugural addresses of the presidents of the United States.

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... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. T... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. This Por... ...ronic transmission, in any way. INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES , the Pennsylvania State Uni versity, Electronic Classics ... ...ransmission, in any way. INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES , the Pennsylvania State Uni versity, Electronic Classics Series ... ...sembly of Congressmen, Cabinet officers, j udges of the federal and district courts, foreign officials, and a small gathering of Philadelphians, the P... ... offered the shortest inaugural address ever given. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court William Cushing administered the oath of office. INAUGURAL ... ... the shortest inaugural address ever given. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court William Cushing administered the oath of office. INAUGURAL ADDRESSE... ...e people, who govern ourselves; and candid men will acknowledge that in such cases choice would have little advantage to boast of over lot or chance. ... ...DRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES 15 And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Pa tron of Order, the Fountain of Justice, and the...

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... as to the language of their several churches and law 5 Thomas de Quincey courts. The process of ordination and induction is totally different under ... ...fferent ecclesiastical administrations of the two kingdoms. And the church courts of Scotland do not exist in England. We write, therefore, with an ex... ...except as a quiet member of their community. Consequently, in two of three cases that might occur, there was nothing to excite the public; the par- is... ...t in their piety and in their discretion. This confidence even reached the supreme rulers of the state. Very much through ecclesiastical influence, ne... ... lunacy of malice. Mortifying it might certainly seem for the members of a supreme court, like the General Assembly, to be baffled by those of a subor... ... is thus al- ready made to what is technically known as Voluntaryism. The ‘United Secession,’ that is the old collective body of Scottish Dissenters, ... ...uation, combined with one of their two characteristic principles. The same United Secession journal openly anticipates an- other and more diffusive re... ...mes demanded, it was essential that they should be wielded by a first-rate statesman, sup- ported by a first-rate soldier. The statesman and the soldi... ..., the Resolution, and her consort, the Adventure, were as much independent states and objects of lawful war to the is- landers, as Owyhee, in the Sand...

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...t of which Johnson has preserved in his Life of Pope); and then, partly to court Addison, and partly to indulge his spleen at the critic, wrote a pros... ...th from his own tem- perament, and from the frequent occurrence of similar cases of baseness in literary life, that it may have been true. Nothing is ... ...e! Exalt thy towery head, and lift thy eyes! See, a long race thy spacious courts adorn; See future sons, and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks ... ...er, and even thine, O Rome!) No single parts unequally surprise, All comes united to th’ admiring eyes; 250 61 The Poetica... ...h’s care; 21 Seldom at council, never in a war: Jilts ruled the state, and statesmen farces writ; Nay, wits had pensions, and young lords had wit; ... ...a friend, familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who, supreme in judgment, as in wit, Might boldly censure, as he boldly writ, Ye... ...c frame, Which from the neighb’ring Hampton takes its name. Here Britain’s statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home; ... ... Productive as the sun. SEMICHORUS. Oh source of every social tie, United wish, and mutual joy! What various joys on one attend, As son, as ... ...im, Those of less noisy, and less guilty fame, Fair Virtue’s silent train: supreme of these 170 Here ever shines the godlike Soc...

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...lse. O.M. A filthy, drunken ruffian, then? Y.M. I see. Circumstances alter cases. I suppose that if there was no audience to observe the act, the man ... ...t, and it did not enthuse over that crude Salvation Army eloquence. It was courteous to Holme— but cool. It did not pet him, did not take him to its b... ...e. Thus at the outset we all stand upon the same ground—recognition of the supreme and absolute Mon arch that resides in man, and we all grovel befor... ...M. Look at the matter as it stands now. Man has been taught that he is the supreme marvel of the Creation; he believes it; in all the ages he has neve... ...te basket and answered the let ters. She thought all letters deserved the courtesy of an answer. Her mother brought her up in that kindly error. She ... ... as well as English, and that answered very well. English and alien poets, statesmen, artists, heroes, battles, plagues, cataclysms, revolutions—we sh... ...grew with a rush; it brought inspiration and cheer with it. Midnight saw a united community, full of zeal and pluck, and with a clearly defined and we... ...is secure. The commercial millionaire may become a beggar; the illustrious statesman can make a vital mistake and be dropped and forgotten; the illust... ... Spain. America consists from north to south about five hundred miles. The United States is quite a small country compared with some other countrys, b...

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Excerpt: Scenes from a Courtesan?s Life by Honore de Balzac, translated by James Waring.

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... Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publication ... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Pennsylvania... ...of grace and salvation,” said the Abbe. In Spain the religious question is supreme, above all politi- cal, civil, or vital considerations; so the phys... ...ocking. The unhappy man foresaw a fit of indigestion, but in spite of that supreme terror he stood up. “Follow qvick, fery qvick.—T am you, you are as... ...rges where you are to go this evening, for we never write anything in such cases when they are well managed.” “It is funny how sharp dese rascals are!... ...owers of the huge machine of government. You will speak of the police as a statesman should, admiring everything, the Prefet included. The very best m... ...rable securities. The high politics of money-making consist in forcing the States of Eu- rope to issue loans at twenty or at ten per cent, in making t... ...o us, on seeing two 324 Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life handsome creatures united and happy, always did honor to Madame de Stael, in spite of her ‘rom... ...ip, was perhaps the unknown bond on which a strong intimacy was based that united the Comtes de Bauvan, de Granville, and de Serizy; for a common misf...

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...n, a young man of nine-and- twenty, who had been appointed attorney to the Court of First Instance in Angouleme some six weeks ago. The young man’s na... ...ly have been otherwise. In Paris I was buried away in the office or at the courts on week-days, and on Sundays and holidays I was hard at work studyin... ...apoleon, is a sure sign of dishonesty. “Look at So-and-so,” he said to Las Cases at Saint Helena, alluding to a confidential servant whom he had been ... ...t day, swarm in the provinces; but in 1822 the country attorney very often united the functions of solicitor and counsel. As a result of this double l... ...on in the bank. You would not believe how greatly the qual- ity of banker, united with the august title of creditor, changes the debtor’s position. Fo... ... in his love; and these two forgot all their own troubles at this cry of a supreme sorrow. Just at that moment Marion rushed in. “Madame,” she panted,... ... at that time a treaty was being negotiated between Russia and Sweden. The States-General insisted that Charles XII. should make peace (much as they t... ...ecretary’s keeping; but when the time came for laying the draft before the States- General, a trifling difficulty arose; the treaty was not to be foun... ... individuals. You cannot be said to have any morality left. Success is the supreme justification of all actions whatsoever. The fact in itself is noth...

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...er mistaken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a st... ...aken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a stronger ... ...Prejudiced, I am not, and never have been, otherwise than in favour of the United States. I have many friends in America, I feel a grateful interest i... ...ced, I am not, and never have been, otherwise than in favour of the United States. I have many friends in America, I feel a grateful interest in the c... ...nel is smoking bravely, giving rich promise of serious intentions. Packing cases, portmanteaus, car pet bags, and boxes, are already passed from hand... ...icture it would be hard to look upon. I was now comfortably established by courtesy in the ladies’ cabin, where, besides ourselves, there were only fo... ... Suffice it in this place to say, that one of these invaders, with a ready courtesy for which I thank him here most gratefully, went on before to or ... ... I suppose, an English Court of Law would be to an American. Except in the Supreme Court at Wash ington (where the judges wear a plain black robe), t... ...apers: ‘INTERESTING LAW CASE. ‘An interesting case is now on trial in the Supreme Court, arising out of the following facts. A gentleman residing in ...

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...ree more in a square compartment covered with an awning, where the trunks, cases, and packages were piled; but the prudent Pierrotin only allowed his ... ...dows on the faubourg Saint-Denis, the building extends back through a long court-yard, at the end of which are the stables, forming a large house stan... ...ce he could see, diagonally , the kitchen of the inn, and through the long court- yard to the stables, which were defined in black at the end of it. D... ...a society that would never have believed in the conjugal passion of an old statesman. How happened it that from the earliest days of his marriage his ... ...ally early hour. Augustin, however, placed it, according to custom in such cases, on his master’s desk. In this letter Moreau begged the count not to ... ...g-places along the road, we will ourselves explain what were the ties that united Madame Clapart with Pierrotin, and authorized the two confidential r... ...ping hand, my lad!” he said to Pierrotin. The farmer was hoisted in by the united efforts of Pierrotin and the porter, to cries of “Houp la! hi! ha! h... ... in his green- gray eyes the shrewdness of the magistrate, the wisdom of a statesman, and the knowledge of a legislator. His face was flat, and the no... ...wherever you go, and in all your enterprises.” Poor woman! she now had the supreme delight of seeing her son well-dressed, and she gave him a gold wat...

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...eas, Samoa has the first appear- ance of a land of despotism. An elaborate courtliness marks the race alone among Polynesians; terms of ceremony fly t... ... Louis Stevenson presence of an army. Fishing, the daily bath, flirtation; court- ship, which is gone upon by proxy; conversation, which is largely po... ...s a frontier; behind is Matafele; beyond, Apia proper; behind, Germans are supreme; beyond, with but few exceptions, all is Anglo-Saxon. Here the read... ...it. They figure but as the three ruffi- ans of the elder play-wrights. The United States have the cleanest hands, and even theirs are not immaculate. ... ...y figure but as the three ruffi- ans of the elder play-wrights. The United States have the cleanest hands, and even theirs are not immaculate. It was ... ...hed story. And the end of it spattered the credit alike of England and the States, when this man (the premier of a friendly sovereign) was kidnapped a... ...t Malietoa,” said Mataafa “but try to bring about a compromise, and form a united government.” “Very well,” said Tamasese, “leave it to me, and I will... ...atience, and in the success that waited on their efforts. Out of a hundred cases treated, only five died. They were all well-behaved, though full of c... ...o longer waved over the capital; and over all the islands one figure stood supreme. During Laupepa’s absence this man had succeeded him in all his hon...