The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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Page 137
... side ; the poet Cowper wrote for it : Franklin , Jeffer- son , Washington , in this country , all recorded their votes . All men remember the subtlety and the fire of indignation which the " Edinburgh Review " contributed to the cause ...
... side ; the poet Cowper wrote for it : Franklin , Jeffer- son , Washington , in this country , all recorded their votes . All men remember the subtlety and the fire of indignation which the " Edinburgh Review " contributed to the cause ...
Page 146
... sides to escape from the white devils who sur- rounded him , has believed there was no vin- dication of right ; it is horrible to think of , but it seemed so . I doubt not that sometimes the negro's friend , in the face of scornful and ...
... sides to escape from the white devils who sur- rounded him , has believed there was no vin- dication of right ; it is horrible to think of , but it seemed so . I doubt not that sometimes the negro's friend , in the face of scornful and ...
Page 168
... side of the friend of peace , only at his passivity ; they quite omit to consider his activity . But no man , it may be presumed , ever embraced the cause of peace and philanthropy for the sole end and satisfac- tion of being plundered ...
... side of the friend of peace , only at his passivity ; they quite omit to consider his activity . But no man , it may be presumed , ever embraced the cause of peace and philanthropy for the sole end and satisfac- tion of being plundered ...
Page 169
... sides . I shall find them men of love , honor and truth ; men of an immense industry ; men whose influence is felt to the end of the earth ; men whose very look and voice carry the sentence of honor and shame ; and all forces . yield to ...
... sides . I shall find them men of love , honor and truth ; men of an immense industry ; men whose influence is felt to the end of the earth ; men whose very look and voice carry the sentence of honor and shame ; and all forces . yield to ...
Page 170
... sides , no man responsible , no man caring a pin . The next season , an Indian war , or an aggression on our commerce by Malays ; or the party this man votes with have an appropria- tion to carry through Congress : instantly he wags his ...
... sides , no man responsible , no man caring a pin . The next season , an Indian war , or an aggression on our commerce by Malays ; or the party this man votes with have an appropria- tion to carry through Congress : instantly he wags his ...
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