...his meagre salary of $500 for this purpose. It is true that others bore the burden with him, but it is not too much to say, that had it not been for his individual courage and sacrifice the society could not have survived the trials of its early years....

...operate upon the different constitutions of civil polity in Europe, particularly in our own island. It is not too much to say, that had it not been for this animating spark, the civil vOL. i. 33 rights of mankind, on the decline of the feudal system,...

...Others fought the battles, and won the renown and glory of achieving the American independence, but it is not too much to say that, had it not been for the sacred fire which was kept alive upon the altars of the churches and homes of New England, by its pastors...

...much as he pleased, and their occasional commendations of his incomparable perseverance and zeal. It is not too much to say that had it not been for William Ladd, there is no good reason to believe that there would have been established, to this day,...

...last great effort to uproot Protestantism by instigating the outhreak of the Thirty Years' War. It is not too much to say that, had it not been for the signal victories of Gustavus Adolphns, their labours would have been crowned with success, As it was,...

...Austria which brought about the first declaration of war, that of Austria against Serbia. I think it not too much to say that had it not been for the unsettlement of the Near East we should never have had this great struggle. It was that unsettlement...

...ill-treatment of the troops by Congress threatened mutiny, his words recalled them to a sense of duty. 12. It is not too much to say, that, had it not been for Washington, the cause of Independence would have been imperiled, if not lost. HEADS FOR COMPOSITION....

...that time, the hurricane passed away, and the ship was enabled to proceed on her voyage uninjured. It is not too much to say that had it not been for the efficacy of the oil. the ship, in her helpless condition, must have succumbed to the violence of the...

...time, the hurricane passed away, and the ship was enabled to proceed on her voyage uninjured. Now it is not too much to say that, had it not been for the efficacy of the oil, the ship in her helpless condition must have succumbed to the violence of the...

...pursuit of that arduous calling, which has done so much for the prosperity of our country. Indeed, it is not too much to say, that had it not been for the ingenuity of our Marine Engineers and Architects, we could never have held the proud position we do...