The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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Page 29
... 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 posterity on our own . And yet , in 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 posterity on our own . And yet , in the ...
Page 72
... sentiment sanctified the thirst for liberty . All the military movements in this town were solemnized by acts of public wor- ship . In January , 1775 , a meeting was held for the enlisting of minute - men . Reverend William Emerson ...
... sentiment sanctified the thirst for liberty . All the military movements in this town were solemnized by acts of public wor- ship . In January , 1775 , a meeting was held for the enlisting of minute - men . Reverend William Emerson ...
Page 92
... ? The soul of man , the justice , the mercy that is the heart's heart in all men , from Maine to Georgia , does abhor this business . In speaking thus the sentiments of my neigh- bors and 92 LETTER TO PRESIDENT VAN BUREN.
... ? The soul of man , the justice , the mercy that is the heart's heart in all men , from Maine to Georgia , does abhor this business . In speaking thus the sentiments of my neigh- bors and 92 LETTER TO PRESIDENT VAN BUREN.
Page 93
Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson. In speaking thus the sentiments of my neigh- bors and my own , perhaps I overstep the bounds of decorum . But would it not be a higher inde- corum coldly to argue a matter like this ? We only ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson. In speaking thus the sentiments of my neigh- bors and my own , perhaps I overstep the bounds of decorum . But would it not be a higher inde- corum coldly to argue a matter like this ? We only ...
Page 95
... A man with your experience in affairs must have seen cause to appreciate the futility of opposition to the moral sentiment . However feeble the sufferer and however great the oppressor , it is in the nature LETTER TO PRESIDENT VAN BUREN 95.
... A man with your experience in affairs must have seen cause to appreciate the futility of opposition to the moral sentiment . However feeble the sufferer and however great the oppressor , it is in the nature LETTER TO PRESIDENT VAN BUREN 95.
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