The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1858 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 60
Page ix
... tion and cool hand . " And I resolved to publish the let- ters as they had been inspired by the impression of the moment , and have , on their transcription , merely made some omissions and occasional additions . The additions have ...
... tion and cool hand . " And I resolved to publish the let- ters as they had been inspired by the impression of the moment , and have , on their transcription , merely made some omissions and occasional additions . The additions have ...
Page 8
... tion of the weakness of human nature . I have read here , also , Miss Martineau's " Life in the East . " I like to study pictures of the East , and of the earliest period of the cultivation of our race in opposition to the West - that ...
... tion of the weakness of human nature . I have read here , also , Miss Martineau's " Life in the East . " I like to study pictures of the East , and of the earliest period of the cultivation of our race in opposition to the West - that ...
Page 21
... tion , taking up my time and my attention . I must beg of the Downings to defend my forenoon hours , and during them not to allow me to be called from my cage ; if not , I shall become a savage lion , instead of a tame lioness , as they ...
... tion , taking up my time and my attention . I must beg of the Downings to defend my forenoon hours , and during them not to allow me to be called from my cage ; if not , I shall become a savage lion , instead of a tame lioness , as they ...
Page 30
... tion , of the mean and the paltry , this bold exacter of per- fection in man , have for me a fascination which amounts almost to magic ! I often object to him ; I quarrel with him ; I see that his stoicism is one - sidedness , his pan ...
... tion , of the mean and the paltry , this bold exacter of per- fection in man , have for me a fascination which amounts almost to magic ! I often object to him ; I quarrel with him ; I see that his stoicism is one - sidedness , his pan ...
Page 35
... tion and good deeds - that central Church in which all sects may unite in the name of the same Lord . We were conducted to our room , refreshed and dressed ourselves ; then came breakfast and all the neighbors , and I had to shake from ...
... tion and good deeds - that central Church in which all sects may unite in the name of the same Lord . We were conducted to our room , refreshed and dressed ourselves ; then came breakfast and all the neighbors , and I had to shake from ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquainted Agatha agreeable American amiable amid Anne Lynch Astor House beautiful become better called carriage charming Christian church Clay conversation countenance dancing dark earth Emerson excellent eyes Fanny Kemble feel flowers fresh friends gentleman Georgia glorious hand handsome happy hear heard heart human Indian inner inner light journey kind labor lady land light live looked Lucretia Mott maize manner Margaret Fuller marriage merely mind Miss morning mother Mother Anne Lee mulatto nature negro noble peace Phalanstery pleasure Puritans Quaker quiet regards remarkable river Savannah scene seemed seen Senate Shaker shore silent sing sister slavery slaves songs soul South South Carolina spirit splendid stand Sweden Swedish talk thing thought tion Transcendentalists trees truth Unitarian voice warm whole wife wish woman women wood words York young girls
Popular passages
Page 151 - Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Page 178 - God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 152 - A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.
Page 176 - ... whole counsel of God, but were they now living, would be as willing to embrace further light as that which they first received. I beseech you remember, it is an article of your church covenant, that you be ready to receive whatever truth shall be made known to you from the written Word of God.
Page 151 - In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side.
Page 41 - Comes up the laugh of children, the soft voice Of maidens, and the sweet and solemn hymn Of Sabbath worshippers.
Page 151 - Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.
Page 150 - A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages.
Page 152 - The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure that it is profane to seek to interpose helps.
Page 174 - I will make them conform, or I will harry them out of the land, or else worse,"