Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 822
... called the address delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College in August , 1837 , " our declaration of in- tellectual independence . ' That independence was already partially achieved when Emerson spoke those ...
... called the address delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College in August , 1837 , " our declaration of in- tellectual independence . ' That independence was already partially achieved when Emerson spoke those ...
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... called the " Alexandrine note " in American literature ; on the con- trary , every touch contributes to the sharp distinctness of the whole . The severance between the writer and his surroundings , already noted , is constantly brought ...
... called the " Alexandrine note " in American literature ; on the con- trary , every touch contributes to the sharp distinctness of the whole . The severance between the writer and his surroundings , already noted , is constantly brought ...
Page 833
... called , would become a purgatory to all those who care chiefly , not for success , but for freedom and power and beauty . One of the greatest privileges of the average man is to recognize and honor the superior man , because the su ...
... called , would become a purgatory to all those who care chiefly , not for success , but for freedom and power and beauty . One of the greatest privileges of the average man is to recognize and honor the superior man , because the su ...
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... called for me . I felt like a man going to be hanged ; and as such a man generally does , plucked up courage to behave with decency . We went to the City Hall , which is a fine room and was crowded as full as it could hold . Nothing but ...
... called for me . I felt like a man going to be hanged ; and as such a man generally does , plucked up courage to behave with decency . We went to the City Hall , which is a fine room and was crowded as full as it could hold . Nothing but ...
Page 837
... called , fully purposing to use whatever powers belong to it with a single view to the welfare and credit of your society . I am not using a mere phrase of course , when I say that the feelings with which I bear a part in the ceremony ...
... called , fully purposing to use whatever powers belong to it with a single view to the welfare and credit of your society . I am not using a mere phrase of course , when I say that the feelings with which I bear a part in the ceremony ...
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