Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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... Epaminondas , or Washington ; when I see among my contemporaries a true orator , an up- right judge , a dear friend ; when I vibrate to the melody and fancy of a poem ; I see beauty that is to be desired . And so lovely , and with yet ...
... Epaminondas , or Washington ; when I see among my contemporaries a true orator , an up- right judge , a dear friend ; when I vibrate to the melody and fancy of a poem ; I see beauty that is to be desired . And so lovely , and with yet ...
Page 318
... Epaminondas and John de Witt ; I would resolve on suicide like Cato ; I would com- mit sacrilege with David ; yea , and pluck ears of corn on the Sabbath , for no other reason than that I was fainting for lack of food . For I have assur ...
... Epaminondas and John de Witt ; I would resolve on suicide like Cato ; I would com- mit sacrilege with David ; yea , and pluck ears of corn on the Sabbath , for no other reason than that I was fainting for lack of food . For I have assur ...
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