The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 181
... Union , " " Revival of Religion , " what bitter mockeries ! The very convenience of property , the house and land we occupy , have lost their best value , and a man looks gloomily at his children , and thinks , " What have I done that ...
... Union , " " Revival of Religion , " what bitter mockeries ! The very convenience of property , the house and land we occupy , have lost their best value , and a man looks gloomily at his children , and thinks , " What have I done that ...
Page 199
... union . " What is its effect ? To make one sole subject for con- versation and painful thought throughout the continent , namely , slavery . There is not a man of thought or of feeling but is concentrating his mind on it . There is not ...
... union . " What is its effect ? To make one sole subject for con- versation and painful thought throughout the continent , namely , slavery . There is not a man of thought or of feeling but is concentrating his mind on it . There is not ...
Page 202
... Union Committees ' " cannon . But I have said too much on this painful topic . I will not pursue that bitter history . " But passing from the ethical to the political view , I wish to place this statute , and we must use the introducer ...
... Union Committees ' " cannon . But I have said too much on this painful topic . I will not pursue that bitter history . " But passing from the ethical to the political view , I wish to place this statute , and we must use the introducer ...
Page 203
... Union , on the 7th March , 1850 , in opposition to his education , association , and to all his own most explicit language for thirty years , he crossed the line , and became the head of the slavery party in this country . Mr. Webster ...
... Union , on the 7th March , 1850 , in opposition to his education , association , and to all his own most explicit language for thirty years , he crossed the line , and became the head of the slavery party in this country . Mr. Webster ...
Page 204
... Union as an estate , a large farm , and is excellent in the completeness of his defence of it so far . He adheres to the letter . Happily he was born late , after the independence had been de- clared , the Union agreed to , and the ...
... Union as an estate , a large farm , and is excellent in the completeness of his defence of it so far . He adheres to the letter . Happily he was born late , after the independence had been de- clared , the Union agreed to , and the ...
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