 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 858 pages
...as applied to the usages of war, the old media3v.il maxim had not yet become obsolete— that "those shall take who have the power, and they shall keep who can." The capital liart surrendered ; but the Danish Lieutenant-General C'astcnskiold was still in the field... | |
 | William Wetmore Story - 1881 - 144 pages
...established by the consent of all civilised nations, for ab origine the only right is force, — ' ' That they shall take who have the power, And they shall keep who can." If a Government can sequester and assume at its will, without payment therefor, all property belonging... | |
 | Edward Walford, George W. Redway - 1884 - 352 pages
...would follow the record of the great world-struggle implied in the well-known lines that speak of " The good old rule, the simple plan, That they shall...take who have the power And they shall keep who can." Curious Epitaphs. By WILLIAM ANDREWS, FRHS London : Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1883. OFTEN have we had the... | |
 | Avon (pseud.) - 1882 - 276 pages
...sure to be occupied by another, but not quite so big a fish, seeming to bear out the old lines — " They shall take who have the power, And they shall keep who can." As long as the larger and more powerful fish was in existence, he held his castle against all intruders... | |
 | 1883 - 596 pages
...freedom from restrictive annoyances, since each was at liberty to follow " That good old rule, that simple plan, That they shall take who have the power, And they shall keep who can." Besides, it not to be forgotten that the privilege of "individual liberty " is associated with the... | |
 | 1888 - 1032 pages
...taken up choice spots for settlement. The magistrates knew, if the Indians did not, that " The good old plan, That they shall take who have the power, And they shall keep who can," was a safe one for them to pursue. It was only a question of time when another treaty would be made... | |
 | 1884 - 640 pages
...would follow the record of the great world-struggle implied in the well-known lines that speak of " The good old rule, the simple plan, That they shall...take who have the power And they shall keep who can." Curious Epitaphs. By WILLIAM ANDREWS, FRHS London : Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1883. OFTEN have we had the... | |
 | James Nott (of Malvern, Eng.) - 1885 - 234 pages
...superstition. God have mercy on us ! " CHAPTER XXIII. THE PARVICE. " The good old rule Sufficeth ffierfi, — the simple plan That they shall take who have the power And they shall keep who can." WORDSWORTH. JT is an interesting subject of enquiry for what use and purpose the room over the north... | |
 | Samuel Cox - 1887 - 518 pages
...This ever-changing world of circumstance, in changing," seems to " chime with the never-changing law," that " they shall take who have the power, and they shall keep who can : " and even " those who ought to be governed by a better law too often follow the lead of Circumstance,... | |
 | pseud Avon - 1888 - 234 pages
...sure to be occupied by another, but not quite so big a fish, seeming to bear out the old lines — " They shall take who have the power, And they shall keep who can.'1 As long as the larger and more powerful fish was in existence, he held his castle against all... | |
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good old rule, the simple plan that they shall take who have the power and they shall keep who can. 
