The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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... means . So that the import of the expression is that he had received the story of an eye - witness such as we also possess . " 1 But there is a material circumstance which diminishes our confidence in the correctness of the Apostle's ...
... means . So that the import of the expression is that he had received the story of an eye - witness such as we also possess . " 1 But there is a material circumstance which diminishes our confidence in the correctness of the Apostle's ...
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... means represent the will of the nation ; and that , out of eighteen thousand souls composing the nation , fifteen thousand six hundred and sixty - eight have protested against the so - called . treaty . It now appears that the ...
... means represent the will of the nation ; and that , out of eighteen thousand souls composing the nation , fifteen thousand six hundred and sixty - eight have protested against the so - called . treaty . It now appears that the ...
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... means of plain men , working not under a leader , but under a sentiment . Other revolutions have been the in- surrection of the oppressed ; this was the repent- ance of the tyrant . It was the masters revolting from their mastery . The ...
... means of plain men , working not under a leader , but under a sentiment . Other revolutions have been the in- surrection of the oppressed ; this was the repent- ance of the tyrant . It was the masters revolting from their mastery . The ...
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... as necessary as navies now . And , finally , the art of war , what with gunpowder and tactics , has made , as all men know , battles less frequent and less murderous . By all these means , war has been steadily on WAR 57.
... as necessary as navies now . And , finally , the art of war , what with gunpowder and tactics , has made , as all men know , battles less frequent and less murderous . By all these means , war has been steadily on WAR 57.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. By all these means , war has been steadily on the decline ; and we read with astonishment of the beastly fighting of the old times . Only in Elizabeth's time , out of the European waters , piracy was all but ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. By all these means , war has been steadily on the decline ; and we read with astonishment of the beastly fighting of the old times . Only in Elizabeth's time , out of the European waters , piracy was all but ...
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