The Yale Literary Magazine, Volume 27, Issue 8Herrick & Noyes, 1862 |
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Page 254
... Loss of Public Spirit . ( c . ) Loss of faith in Ideas and Moral Truths . Influence of Christianity . ORATION . HISTORY , of which civilization is to be regarded as one phase or depart- ment , is a motive process , dependent for its ...
... Loss of Public Spirit . ( c . ) Loss of faith in Ideas and Moral Truths . Influence of Christianity . ORATION . HISTORY , of which civilization is to be regarded as one phase or depart- ment , is a motive process , dependent for its ...
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... loss of that physical hardihood and activity which the earlier stages of civilization manifested and developed . The strength and permanence of civiliza- tion no less than of national power , is largely conditioned upon the vigor and ...
... loss of that physical hardihood and activity which the earlier stages of civilization manifested and developed . The strength and permanence of civiliza- tion no less than of national power , is largely conditioned upon the vigor and ...
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... loss of public spirit and patriotism . The very firmness and security of the social and civil arrangements and the long absence of active exertion for their preservation , tend to withdraw from them the common attention and interest ...
... loss of public spirit and patriotism . The very firmness and security of the social and civil arrangements and the long absence of active exertion for their preservation , tend to withdraw from them the common attention and interest ...
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... loss of faith in the power of Ideas and Moral Truths . It requires but a slight knowledge of man's nature and soul , or but a brief glance at his history and achievements , to be persuaded that devotion to intellectual ideas and moral ...
... loss of faith in the power of Ideas and Moral Truths . It requires but a slight knowledge of man's nature and soul , or but a brief glance at his history and achievements , to be persuaded that devotion to intellectual ideas and moral ...
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... loss of sight , and whose remarkable saltatory efforts through the bramble - bush in its recovery , so thrill the soul , has been made the subject of many a midnight wail . And still , more recently , the slumbers of the College have ...
... loss of sight , and whose remarkable saltatory efforts through the bramble - bush in its recovery , so thrill the soul , has been made the subject of many a midnight wail . And still , more recently , the slumbers of the College have ...
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Page 276 - ... accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity ; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned ; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Page 254 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely...
Page 292 - Upon many a well-fought field; A braver and a nobler knight, Never the sword did wield. Sleep, soldier sleep ! from sorrow free, And sin and strife, 'tis well with thee; It is well, though many a tear Laments the fallen volunteer. Gather roses white and red And scatter them softly on his breast...
Page 292 - ... in the Classical division in his class. He entered Yale College the following September, being at the time only fifteen years of age, and, if we remember aright, the youngest of his class. He possessed remarkable natural talents, and his industry and good conduct ever endeared him to his teachers. When the war broke out he enlisted as a private in Capt. Arthur's company, Col. McCarter's Regiment, the 93d PV, and served in the severe battles of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. All know how the 93d...
Page 296 - Who can swallow an elephant as well as a toad, and is noted for his great longevity. He'll swallow himself, crawl through himself, come out with great facility, Tie himself up in a bow-knot, snap his tail and wink with great agility.