The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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Page 90
... interest naturally growing as that decays . been heightened in regard to this tribe . Even in our distant State some good rumor of their worth and civility has arrived . We have learned with joy their improvement in the social arts . We ...
... interest naturally growing as that decays . been heightened in regard to this tribe . Even in our distant State some good rumor of their worth and civility has arrived . We have learned with joy their improvement in the social arts . We ...
Page 100
... interest in this coun- try , the dictates of humanity make us tender of such as are not yet persuaded . ' The hardest selfishness is to be borne with . Let us withhold every reproachful , and , if we can , every indignant remark . In ...
... interest in this coun- try , the dictates of humanity make us tender of such as are not yet persuaded . ' The hardest selfishness is to be borne with . Let us withhold every reproachful , and , if we can , every indignant remark . In ...
Page 101
... interest to remain on his estate , and that the oldest planters of Jamaica are convinced that it is cheaper to pay wages than to own the slave . The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right ...
... interest to remain on his estate , and that the oldest planters of Jamaica are convinced that it is cheaper to pay wages than to own the slave . The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right ...
Page 103
... plantation laws and West Indian interest . Con- science rolled on its pillow , and could not sleep . We sympathize very tenderly here with the poor aggrieved planter , of whom so many unpleasant things are WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION 103.
... plantation laws and West Indian interest . Con- science rolled on its pillow , and could not sleep . We sympathize very tenderly here with the poor aggrieved planter , of whom so many unpleasant things are WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION 103.
Page 109
... interest , and lost . During the next sixteen years , ten times , year after year , the attempt was renewed by Mr. Wilberforce , and ten times defeated by the planters . The king , and all the royal family but one , were against it ...
... interest , and lost . During the next sixteen years , ten times , year after year , the attempt was renewed by Mr. Wilberforce , and ten times defeated by the planters . The king , and all the royal family but one , were against it ...
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