Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 817
... faith that life is greater than its works , and a man more important than his toil . A race , like an individual , must get this con- sciousness of possession before the work of the day be- POE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 817.
... faith that life is greater than its works , and a man more important than his toil . A race , like an individual , must get this con- sciousness of possession before the work of the day be- POE'S PLACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 817.
Page 826
... faith and his gift , diminishes the sig- nificance and value of his work no more than a kindred infidelity nullifies the word of prophets of another order . In the mysterious spiritual economy of the universe there are coördinations of ...
... faith and his gift , diminishes the sig- nificance and value of his work no more than a kindred infidelity nullifies the word of prophets of another order . In the mysterious spiritual economy of the universe there are coördinations of ...
Page 827
... faith is not without its perils ; but in a new and working world , whose idealism had run mainly along lines of action , it was essential and it was of high importance . This single - mindedness of Poe in the pursuit of perfection in ...
... faith is not without its perils ; but in a new and working world , whose idealism had run mainly along lines of action , it was essential and it was of high importance . This single - mindedness of Poe in the pursuit of perfection in ...
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... faith to which our country owes so much must not prevent us from paying the tribute which , on this occasion , and in this place , justice and gratitude demand , to the founder of the University of Glasgow , the greatest of the ...
... faith to which our country owes so much must not prevent us from paying the tribute which , on this occasion , and in this place , justice and gratitude demand , to the founder of the University of Glasgow , the greatest of the ...
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... faith in the mighty work before him ? Thus com- manded , thus assured , Mr. Lincoln journeyed to the capi- tal , where he took the oath of office and registered in heaven an oath to save the Union ; and " the Lord , our God , " was with ...
... faith in the mighty work before him ? Thus com- manded , thus assured , Mr. Lincoln journeyed to the capi- tal , where he took the oath of office and registered in heaven an oath to save the Union ; and " the Lord , our God , " was with ...
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