The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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Page 18
... become like God . And a true disciple of Jesus will receive the light he gives most thankfully ; but the thanks he offers , and which an exalted being will accept , are not compliments , commemorations , but the use of that instruction ...
... become like God . And a true disciple of Jesus will receive the light he gives most thankfully ; but the thanks he offers , and which an exalted being will accept , are not compliments , commemorations , but the use of that instruction ...
Page 24
... becomes me to administer it . I am clearly of opinion I ought not . This discourse has already been so far extended that I can only say that the reason of my determination is shortly this : It is my desire , in the office of a Christian ...
... becomes me to administer it . I am clearly of opinion I ought not . This discourse has already been so far extended that I can only say that the reason of my determination is shortly this : It is my desire , in the office of a Christian ...
Page 29
... becoming to com- memorate the 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 ...
... becoming to com- memorate the 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 ...
Page 46
... become essentially the same assembly they are this day . " By this course of events , Concord and the other plantations found themselves separate and independent of Boston , with certain rights of their own , which , what they were ...
... become essentially the same assembly they are this day . " By this course of events , Concord and the other plantations found themselves separate and independent of Boston , with certain rights of their own , which , what they were ...
Page 92
... become savage and mad ? From their mind are the sen- timents of love and a good nature wiped clean out ? 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 ...
... become savage and mad ? From their mind are the sen- timents of love and a good nature wiped clean out ? 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 ...
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