The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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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 !
... , 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 !
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... 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 ...
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... better badge than stars and ribbons . This prospering country is your ornament , and this expanding nation is multiplying your praise with millions of tongues . ' the The agitating events of those days were duly remembered in the church ...
... better badge than stars and ribbons . This prospering country is your ornament , and this expanding nation is multiplying your praise with millions of tongues . ' the The agitating events of those days were duly remembered in the church ...
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... better than a flock of birds and beasts ; a day which gave the immense fortification of a fact , of gross history , to ethical abstractions . It was the settlement , as far as a great Empire was concerned , of a ques- tion on which ...
... better than a flock of birds and beasts ; a day which gave the immense fortification of a fact , of gross history , to ethical abstractions . It was the settlement , as far as a great Empire was concerned , of a ques- tion on which ...
Page 100
... better : let him not go . When we consider what remains to be done for this interest in this coun- try , the dictates of humanity make us tender of such as are not yet persuaded . ' The hardest selfishness is to be borne with . Let us ...
... better : let him not go . When we consider what remains to be done for this interest in this coun- try , the dictates of humanity make us tender of such as are not yet persuaded . ' The hardest selfishness is to be borne with . Let us ...
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