Lectures and Essays, Volume 2Ticknor, 1851 - English literature |
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... sublime , when the opposite vices are all but universal . When neglect and oppression of the poor spread over a land , the spots on which they receive some degree of care and kindness appear as little Edens ; but they are Edens in a ...
... sublime , when the opposite vices are all but universal . When neglect and oppression of the poor spread over a land , the spots on which they receive some degree of care and kindness appear as little Edens ; but they are Edens in a ...
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... sublime faculty , that it can set the brain on fire , and the heart in flame ; but to guide a nation , when that nation has reached its climax of excitement , the finest utterance will be feeble . It was Moses who led the hosts of ...
... sublime faculty , that it can set the brain on fire , and the heart in flame ; but to guide a nation , when that nation has reached its climax of excitement , the finest utterance will be feeble . It was Moses who led the hosts of ...
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... sublime amen , from this glorious company of apostles , this goodly fellow- ship of prophets , this noble army of martyrs . But liberty for all men , many would call a vision and a dream . Slavery for some , it may be said , is not only ...
... sublime amen , from this glorious company of apostles , this goodly fellow- ship of prophets , this noble army of martyrs . But liberty for all men , many would call a vision and a dream . Slavery for some , it may be said , is not only ...
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... sublime example , and found it , at every stage , connected with simplicity . The example is not imaginary ; it is real , it is prac- ticable . I have had , all the time , an original before my mind's eye ; but I have faintly conceived ...
... sublime example , and found it , at every stage , connected with simplicity . The example is not imaginary ; it is real , it is prac- ticable . I have had , all the time , an original before my mind's eye ; but I have faintly conceived ...
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... sublime . The day is sacred and tranquil , when cheerful- ness and rest soften the harshness of toil , and thoughts of a better destiny will flash across the most worldly soul . Prayer is present with all its humanizing tender- ness ...
... sublime . The day is sacred and tranquil , when cheerful- ness and rest soften the harshness of toil , and thoughts of a better destiny will flash across the most worldly soul . Prayer is present with all its humanizing tender- ness ...
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