Patriotism, and Other Papers (Classic Reprint)

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Nothing, seeing the light, has ever emanated from the pen of Mr. King which has not been well adapted to add to the treasures of human thought; nothing which might not be profitably pondered by the votary of any creed, Or the adherent to any party. While oftentimes gems of thought, brilliant with the flashes of a powerful and fervid mind, have been strown abroad with a lavish hand. From a soul charmed with the profound lore of metaphysics, and the deep mysts ries of the world of thought, they have been thrown out; yet not crude, and dull, and uninviting. For his sentences are not read as though the mind were compelled to toil amidst the ruins of a castiron edifice to find them but they come lucid, simple, and transparent in thought, while they are profound in wisdom, woven in a richness of imagery and a wealth of diction which inspires an interest and admiration wherever they are read.

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