| William Temple - 1814 - 542 pagini
...ancient language is nothing else but father, and denotes the Prince to be the father of the nation. For a nation properly signifies a great number of families,...same country, and living under the same government and civil constitutions ; as Patria does the land of our father ; and so the Dutch, by expressions... | |
| Richard Grant White - 1861 - 158 pagini
...are getting away from her.* * It is needful to remark here upou what is meant by the words ' nation ' and ' people ' respectively. Within a comparatively...nationality. He says (in not very clear language) : " The Americans, when spoken of in relation to Britain, are a distinct people,, because they have... | |
| Richard Grant White - 1862 - 194 pagini
...respectively. Within a comparatively short period, necessity, which rules nowhere more despotically thau in language, has perverted the former to a sense almost...nationality. He says (in not very clear language): " The Americans, when spoken of in relation to Britain, are a distinct people, because they have each... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1867 - 36 pagini
...foreshadows the definition of our day. According to this accomplished writer and diplomatist, a Nation was " a great number of families, derived from the same...same country and living under the same government" Here is the modern element of living under the same government. Johnson, in his Dictionary, follows... | |
| 1881 - 562 pagini
...1806: "A people distinguished from another people, generally by their language, origin, or government A nation properly signifies a great number of families...same country, and living under the same government. — Temple." Jews are certainly not born in one and the earne country now-a-days, neither are they... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1877 - 562 pagini
...foreshadows the definition of our day. According to this accomplished writer and diplomatist, a Nation was " a great number of families, derived from the same...same country, and living under the same government and civil constitutions." 2 Here is the political element. Johnson, in his Dictionary, follows Temple... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1877 - 558 pagini
...foreshadows the definition of our day. According to this accomplished writer and diplomatist, a Nation was " a great number of families, derived from the same...same country, and living under the same government and civil constitutions." 2 Here is the political element. Johnson, in his Dictionary, follows Temple... | |
| Charles Porterfield Krauth - 1878 - 1082 pagini
...a word or term which represents a person (proper) or thing (common). See Nominalism. NATION (Lat.), "properly signifies a great number of families derived...same country, and living under the same government." — Sir \V. Temple. "A multitude of human beings allied by physical descent, consequently also by language,... | |
| Charles Porterfield Krauth - 1881 - 1080 pagini
...word or term which represents a person (proper) or thing (common). See Nominalism. NATION" (Lat.), u properly signifies a great number of families derived...born in the same country, and living under the same government."—Sir W. Temple. "A multitude of human beings allied by physical descent, consequently... | |
| George Crabb - 1882 - 876 pagini
...Islanders ; or a particular family, as the race of the Heraclides : from Hercules sprang a race of heroes. A nation properly signifies a great number of families...same country, and living under the same government and civil constitutions. TEMPUE. We want not cities, nor Sicilian coasts, Where King Acestes Trojan... | |
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