Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...great many consider a mouthful of veal hardly preferable to a dose of castor-oil. When the dinner, then, is composed of one of these meats, they have but two alternatives, - to eat what is set before them, or go hungry. We see no reason why we cannot have two kinds of meat as well as one, for our meat is purchased in such large quantities that the difference in expense, if any, would be very slight, and the advantage of having every one suited would very probably be gained...
...actions of the politicians of the moment, which can be easily obtained by paying a decent amount of attention to the columns of a daily paper; it is a familiarity with the fundamental principles of political economy, and, above all, with the Constitution of the United States. Every citizen cannot be expected to be a profound statesman, but every citizen can be, and is expected to be, able to understand something of the theory of the government under which he lives, and to give a rational account of the principles for which he casts his vote. The powers that...
...history of engraving is one of those subjects which cannot be lightly approached, and of course nothing more than a mere outline can be attempted in the narrow compass of eight one-hour lectures. But Mr. Perkins possesses the happy faculty of condensing much information into a little space, and also of presenting it in such an attractive way as to interest and instruct at the same time. Without striving to be what is called a popular lecturer, Mr. Perkins supposes in each of his hearers an interest in the subject, and to such his lectures cannot fail...
...hard indeed. We can pity, though we can hardly realize, the sad, solitary, and savage lives that they drag on, unbrightened by the smiles and uncheered by the refining presence of chambermaids. This article renders us sensible of our own blessings. We thank goodness for our goodies; and we cannot refrain from thanking the Lit., in the name of those fair attendants, for the pretty compliment which it has paid to their deft neatness, - a quality which had hitherto remained undiscovered...
That really he cannot remain...