The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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... actions of the Last Supper . " I have received of the Lord , " he says , " that which I delivered to you . " By this expression it is often thought that a miraculous communication is implied ; but certainly without good reason , if it ...
... actions of the Last Supper . " I have received of the Lord , " he says , " that which I delivered to you . " By this expression it is often thought that a miraculous communication is implied ; but certainly without good reason , if it ...
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... actions . Most men find the bread and wine no aid to devotion , and to some it is a painful impediment . To eat bread is one thing ; to love the precepts of Christ and resolve to obey them is quite another . The statement of this ...
... actions . Most men find the bread and wine no aid to devotion , and to some it is a painful impediment . To eat bread is one thing ; to love the precepts of Christ and resolve to obey them is quite another . The statement of this ...
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... action of the people . It was not an extravagant ebullition of feeling , but might have been calculated on by any one acquainted with the spirits and habits of our community . Those poor farmers who came up , that day , to defend their ...
... action of the people . It was not an extravagant ebullition of feeling , but might have been calculated on by any one acquainted with the spirits and habits of our community . Those poor farmers who came up , that day , to defend their ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. The assailants of slavery had early agreed to limit their political action on this subject to the abolition of the trade , but Granville Sharpe , as a matter of conscience , whilst he acted as chairman of the London ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. The assailants of slavery had early agreed to limit their political action on this subject to the abolition of the trade , but Granville Sharpe , as a matter of conscience , whilst he acted as chairman of the London ...
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... action . It was inevitable that men should feel these motives . But they do not appear to have had an excessive or unreasonable weight . On reviewing this history , I think the whole trans- action reflects infinite honor on the people ...
... action . It was inevitable that men should feel these motives . But they do not appear to have had an excessive or unreasonable weight . On reviewing this history , I think the whole trans- action reflects infinite honor on the people ...
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