The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 135
... sentiment . Other revolutions have been the in- surrection of the oppressed ; this was the repent- ance of the tyrant . It was the masters revolting from their mastery . The slave - holder said , ' I will not hold slaves . ' The end was ...
... sentiment . Other revolutions have been the in- surrection of the oppressed ; this was the repent- ance of the tyrant . It was the masters revolting from their mastery . The slave - holder said , ' I will not hold slaves . ' The end was ...
Page 147
... sentiment of Right , once very low and indistinct , but ever more articulate , because it is the voice of the universe , pro- nounces Freedom . The Power that built this fabric of things affirms it in the heart ; and in the history of ...
... sentiment of Right , once very low and indistinct , but ever more articulate , because it is the voice of the universe , pro- nounces Freedom . The Power that built this fabric of things affirms it in the heart ; and in the history of ...
Page 152
... sentiment , that blends itself with their passions and is oil to the fire . Not only every tribe has war - gods , religious festivals in victory , but religious wars . The student of history acquiesces the more readily in this copious ...
... sentiment , that blends itself with their passions and is oil to the fire . Not only every tribe has war - gods , religious festivals in victory , but religious wars . The student of history acquiesces the more readily in this copious ...
Page 156
... a juvenile and temporary state . Not only the moral sentiment , but trade , learning and whatever makes intercourse , conspire to put it down . Trade , as ali men know , is the + antagonist of war . Wherever there is no pro- 156 WAR.
... a juvenile and temporary state . Not only the moral sentiment , but trade , learning and whatever makes intercourse , conspire to put it down . Trade , as ali men know , is the + antagonist of war . Wherever there is no pro- 156 WAR.
Page 181
... sentiment , not a liberal recollection , not so much as a snatch of an old song for free- dom , dares intrude on their passive obedience . - The panic has paralyzed the journals , with the fewest exceptions , so that one cannot open a ...
... sentiment , not a liberal recollection , not so much as a snatch of an old song for free- dom , dares intrude on their passive obedience . - The panic has paralyzed the journals , with the fewest exceptions , so that one cannot open a ...
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