The people of this town share with their countrymen the admiration of valor and perseverance ; they, like their compatriots, have been hungry to see the man whose extraordinary eloquence is seconded by the splendor and the solidity of his actions. But,... The Personality of Emerson - Page 41by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn - 1903 - 133 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1852 - 414 pages
...seconded by the splendor and the solidity of his actions. But, as it is the privilege of the people of this town to keep a hallowed mound which has a place in the story of the country, we knew beforehand that you would not go by us ; you could not take all your steps in the pilgrimage... | |
| George Washington Bungay - 1854 - 508 pages
...seconded by the splendor and the solidity of his actions. But, as it is the privilege of the people of this town to keep a hallowed mound which has a...monuments of freedom — we knew beforehand that you could not«go by us ; you could not take all your steps in the pilgrimage of American liberty, until you... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1914 - 592 pages
...seconded by the splendor and the solidity of his actions. But, as it is the privilege of the people of this town to keep a hallowed mound which has a place in the story of the country, we knew beforehand that you would not go by us; you could not take all your steps in the pilgrimage... | |
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