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Page 258
... spirit of that better world . But we think that religious warmth is only to be valued when it springs naturally from an improved character , when it comes unforced , when it is the recompense of obedience , when it is the warmth of a ...
... spirit of that better world . But we think that religious warmth is only to be valued when it springs naturally from an improved character , when it comes unforced , when it is the recompense of obedience , when it is the warmth of a ...
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... spirit cannot be restrained . It is indeed a master passion , but its control is the true conservatism of the republic and of happy human progress ; and it is men made familiar by education with the history of its ghastly catastrophes ...
... spirit cannot be restrained . It is indeed a master passion , but its control is the true conservatism of the republic and of happy human progress ; and it is men made familiar by education with the history of its ghastly catastrophes ...
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... spirit of each side declared it to be - a pusillanimous surrender ; had the spirit of Marius mastered one party and that of Sylla the other , this waving valley of the Mohawk would not to - day murmur with the music of industry , these ...
... spirit of each side declared it to be - a pusillanimous surrender ; had the spirit of Marius mastered one party and that of Sylla the other , this waving valley of the Mohawk would not to - day murmur with the music of industry , these ...
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The Study of Speeches | 1 |
WENDELL PHILLIPS PAGE | 9 |
Lincolns First Inaugural | 21 |
Copyright | |
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