The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 20
... object and effect of the ordinance is unexceptionable . It has been , and is , I doubt not , the occasion of indefinite good ; but an importance is given by Christians to it which never can belong to any form . My friends , the Apostle ...
... object and effect of the ordinance is unexceptionable . It has been , and is , I doubt not , the occasion of indefinite good ; but an importance is given by Christians to it which never can belong to any form . My friends , the Apostle ...
Page 21
... object simply to make men good and wise . Its institutions then should be as flexible as the wants of men . That form out of which the life and suitableness have departed should be as worthless in its eyes as the dead leaves that are ...
... object simply to make men good and wise . Its institutions then should be as flexible as the wants of men . That form out of which the life and suitableness have departed should be as worthless in its eyes as the dead leaves that are ...
Page 146
... objects of this cause , so hotly offended by whatever incidental petulances or infirmities of indiscreet defenders of the negro , as to permit themselves to be ranged with the enemies of the human race ; and names which should be the ...
... objects of this cause , so hotly offended by whatever incidental petulances or infirmities of indiscreet defenders of the negro , as to permit themselves to be ranged with the enemies of the human race ; and names which should be the ...
Page 155
... objects are made so dear that it risks its life continually in the struggle for these ends . But whilst this principle , necessarily , is in- wrought into the fabric of every creature , yet it is but one instinct ; and though a primary ...
... objects are made so dear that it risks its life continually in the struggle for these ends . But whilst this principle , necessarily , is in- wrought into the fabric of every creature , yet it is but one instinct ; and though a primary ...
Page 233
... object not named , and which could not be availed of to claim a barrel of sugar or a barrel of corn , the robbing of a man and of all his posterity is effected . You relied on the Supreme Court . The law was right , excel- lent law for ...
... object not named , and which could not be availed of to claim a barrel of sugar or a barrel of corn , the robbing of a man and of all his posterity is effected . You relied on the Supreme Court . The law was right , excel- lent law for ...
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