Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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... hears the commendation , not of him- self , but more sweet , of that character he seeks , in every word that is said concerning character , yea , further , in every fact and circumstance , —— in the run- ning river and the rustling corn ...
... hears the commendation , not of him- self , but more sweet , of that character he seeks , in every word that is said concerning character , yea , further , in every fact and circumstance , —— in the run- ning river and the rustling corn ...
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... Hear the rats in the wall , see the lizard on the fence , the fungus under foot , the lichen on the log . What do I know sympathetically , morally , of either of these worlds of life ? As old as the Caucasian man , - perhaps older ...
... Hear the rats in the wall , see the lizard on the fence , the fungus under foot , the lichen on the log . What do I know sympathetically , morally , of either of these worlds of life ? As old as the Caucasian man , - perhaps older ...
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... hears an admonition in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to be- lieve that what is true for you in your private ...
... hears an admonition in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to be- lieve that what is true for you in your private ...
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... hear in solitude , but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world . Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members . Socie- ty is a joint - stock company , in which the members agree ...
... hear in solitude , but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world . Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members . Socie- ty is a joint - stock company , in which the members agree ...
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... hear a preacher announce for his text and topic the expe- diency of one of the institutions of his church . Do I not know beforehand that not possibly can he say a new and spontaneous word ? Do I not know that , with all this ...
... hear a preacher announce for his text and topic the expe- diency of one of the institutions of his church . Do I not know beforehand that not possibly can he say a new and spontaneous word ? Do I not know that , with all this ...
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