The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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Page 29
... planting of the first inland town . The sentiment is just , and the practice is wise . Our ears shall not be deaf to the voice of time .. We will review the deeds of our fathers , and pass that just verdict on them we expect from ...
... planting of the first inland town . The sentiment is just , and the practice is wise . Our ears shall not be deaf to the voice of time .. We will review the deeds of our fathers , and pass that just verdict on them we expect from ...
Page 31
... , was easily able to persuade a good number of planters to join him . They arrived in Boston in 1634.3 Probably there had been a previous correspondence with Governor Winthrop , and an agreement that they AT CONCORD 31.
... , was easily able to persuade a good number of planters to join him . They arrived in Boston in 1634.3 Probably there had been a previous correspondence with Governor Winthrop , and an agreement that they AT CONCORD 31.
Page 41
... planters . Mr. Bulke- ley , by his generosity , spent his estate , and , doubtless in consideration of his charges , the General Court , in 1639 , granted him 300 acres . towards Cambridge ; and to Mr. Spencer , prob- ably for the like ...
... planters . Mr. Bulke- ley , by his generosity , spent his estate , and , doubtless in consideration of his charges , the General Court , in 1639 , granted him 300 acres . towards Cambridge ; and to Mr. Spencer , prob- ably for the like ...
Page 42
... planting of the human race in this country , over all other plantations in history , owe themselves mainly to the new subdivisions of the State into small corporations of land and power . It is vain to look for the in- ventor . No man ...
... planting of the human race in this country , over all other plantations in history , owe themselves mainly to the new subdivisions of the State into small corporations of land and power . It is vain to look for the in- ventor . No man ...
Page 43
... planters at Mus- ketaquid ? The wolf was to be killed ; the In- dian to be watched and resisted ; wells to be dug ; the forest to be felled ; pastures to be cleared ; corn to be raised ; roads to be cut ; town and farm lines to be run ...
... planters at Mus- ketaquid ? The wolf was to be killed ; the In- dian to be watched and resisted ; wells to be dug ; the forest to be felled ; pastures to be cleared ; corn to be raised ; roads to be cut ; town and farm lines to be run ...
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