Roosevelt: A Study in AmbivalenceJackson Press, Incorporated, 1919 - 159 pages |
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... Death has no sting , since through thy dungeon's gate Falls the first dawn . Ah , thou hast learned to wait , A crown of thorns upon thy tragic head ! But that this land for whom thy sons have bled As for their own , forgetful of her ...
... Death has no sting , since through thy dungeon's gate Falls the first dawn . Ah , thou hast learned to wait , A crown of thorns upon thy tragic head ! But that this land for whom thy sons have bled As for their own , forgetful of her ...
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... In fact , Mr. Roosevelt , in a signed statement issued shortly before his death , insisted that , outside of my- self and Mr. Hearst , the President's program had no supporters . This was , of course , untrue , 3424 ROOSEVELT.
... In fact , Mr. Roosevelt , in a signed statement issued shortly before his death , insisted that , outside of my- self and Mr. Hearst , the President's program had no supporters . This was , of course , untrue , 3424 ROOSEVELT.
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... death it took a long struggle before he was admitted to the Hall of Fame , although the name of Edgar Allan Poe is synonymous with American Poetry . The final acceptance of Poe aroused the ire of Father Tabb . Burning indignation ...
... death it took a long struggle before he was admitted to the Hall of Fame , although the name of Edgar Allan Poe is synonymous with American Poetry . The final acceptance of Poe aroused the ire of Father Tabb . Burning indignation ...
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... death . " Shaw says that our grief over the death of a friend or a near relative is mingled with a certain feeling of satisfac- tion at " being finally done with him . " Freud , expressing himself more scientifically , contends ( in ...
... death . " Shaw says that our grief over the death of a friend or a near relative is mingled with a certain feeling of satisfac- tion at " being finally done with him . " Freud , expressing himself more scientifically , contends ( in ...
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... Death and Leprosy . What fruit shall spring from such embrace ? Ah , even thou would'st quake to hear ! He bends to kiss her loathsome face , She laughs - and whispers in his ear . Sit not too proudly on thy throne , Think on thy ...
... Death and Leprosy . What fruit shall spring from such embrace ? Ah , even thou would'st quake to hear ! He bends to kiss her loathsome face , She laughs - and whispers in his ear . Sit not too proudly on thy throne , Think on thy ...
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Page 88 - ... spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 88 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Page 143 - But evil things, in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch's high estate. (Ah, let us mourn ! — for never morrow Shall dawn upon him desolate!) And round about his home the glory That blushed and bloomed, Is but a dim-remembered story Of the old time entombed.
Page 144 - The leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an instrument, to be used until broken and then to be cast aside; and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a soldier cares when he is sent where his 222 life is forfeit in order that the victory may be won. In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us is spend and be spent.
Page 143 - But evil things in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch's high estate ; (Ah, let us mourn, for never morrow Shall dawn upon him, desolate !) And round about his home the glory That blushed and bloomed Is but a dim-remembered story Of the old time entombed. VI And travellers now within that valley Through the red-litten windows see Vast forms that move fantastically To a discordant melody ; While, like a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door A hideous throng rush out forever, And laugh — but...
Page 50 - Literature, art, and science," so Shaw sums up the matter, "are free of frontiers, and those who exploit them politically are traitors to the greatest republic in the world: the Republic of Art and Science." Other narrow loyalties, such as those to particular social classes and artistic cliques, seem to grow upon us here in America almost in proportion as we draw closer to Europe; so that as the dangers of the pioneer stage decline, those of snobbism increase.
Page 144 - Seton. leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an instrument, to be used until broken and then to be cast aside; and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a soldier cares when he is sent where his life is forfeit in order that the victory may be won. In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us, is spend and be spent.
Page 5 - Bravely drain, then fling away, Break the cup of sorrow! Courage! He who lost the day May have won the morrow.
Page 62 - We here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes tlie light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.
Page 16 - The relation between the two is that of cause and effect. The one necessarily gave birth to the other.