The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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Page 13
... character of Christianity . songs s or unde The circumstance , however , that St. Paul adopts these views , has seemed to many persons conclusive in favor of the institution . I am of opinion that it is wholly upon the Epistle to the ...
... character of Christianity . songs s or unde The circumstance , however , that St. Paul adopts these views , has seemed to many persons conclusive in favor of the institution . I am of opinion that it is wholly upon the Epistle to the ...
Page 83
... character and customs . They are the his- tory of the town . They exhibit a pleasing picture of a community almost exclusively agricultural , where no man has much time for words , in his search after things ; of a community of great ...
... character and customs . They are the his- tory of the town . They exhibit a pleasing picture of a community almost exclusively agricultural , where no man has much time for words , in his search after things ; of a community of great ...
Page 95
... character in the apprehensions of some of my friends . I , sir , will not beforehand treat you with the contumely of this distrust . I will at least state to you this fact , and show you how plain and humane people , whose love would be ...
... character in the apprehensions of some of my friends . I , sir , will not beforehand treat you with the contumely of this distrust . I will at least state to you this fact , and show you how plain and humane people , whose love would be ...
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... , any beauty in woman , any strong and commanding character in man , but these absurdities would still come flashing out , these absurdities of a demand C for justice , a generosity for the weak and 124 WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION.
... , any beauty in woman , any strong and commanding character in man , but these absurdities would still come flashing out , these absurdities of a demand C for justice , a generosity for the weak and 124 WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION.
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... character- ize the tameness and silence of the two senators and the ten representatives of the State at Washington . To what purpose have we clothed each of those representatives with the power of seventy thousand persons , and each ...
... character- ize the tameness and silence of the two senators and the ten representatives of the State at Washington . To what purpose have we clothed each of those representatives with the power of seventy thousand persons , and each ...
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