The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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Page 10
... better understanding , and as if for our understanding , that we might not think his body was to be actually eaten , that he only meant we should live by his commandment . He closed his discourse with these explanatory expressions ...
... better understanding , and as if for our understanding , that we might not think his body was to be actually eaten , that he only meant we should live by his commandment . He closed his discourse with these explanatory expressions ...
Page 35
... , and for those who were new to the country and bred in softness , a formidable adventure . But the pilgrims had the preparation of an armed mind , better than any hardihood of body . And the rough welcome which the new land AT CONCORD 35.
... , and for those who were new to the country and bred in softness , a formidable adventure . But the pilgrims had the preparation of an armed mind , better than any hardihood of body . And the rough welcome which the new land AT CONCORD 35.
Page 55
... better land had been opened , far and near ; and whilst many of the colonists at Boston thought to remove , or did remove to England , the Concord people became uneasy , and looked around for new seats . In 1643 , one seventh or one ...
... better land had been opened , far and near ; and whilst many of the colonists at Boston thought to remove , or did remove to England , the Concord people became uneasy , and looked around for new seats . In 1643 , one seventh or one ...
Page 56
... Better evidence could not be desired of the rapid growth of the settlement . The check was but momentary . The earth teemed with fruits . The people on the bay built ships , and found the way to the West Indies , with pipe - staves ...
... Better evidence could not be desired of the rapid growth of the settlement . The check was but momentary . The earth teemed with fruits . The people on the bay built ships , and found the way to the West Indies , with pipe - staves ...
Page 67
... better sermon of the two . It was also his last . " The planting of the colony was the effect of religious principle . The Revolution was the fruit . of another principle , the devouring thirst for justice . From the appearance of the ...
... better sermon of the two . It was also his last . " The planting of the colony was the effect of religious principle . The Revolution was the fruit . of another principle , the devouring thirst for justice . From the appearance of the ...
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