The Democratic Spirit: A Collection of American Writings from the Earliest Times to the Present DayBernard Smith A. A. Knopf, 1941 - 927 pages |
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... became a leader of the anti - war and temperance groups . His gentle and generous spirit was well expressed in his essays and sermons . Eventually he became the foremost representative of the Unitarians , and as such he influenced ...
... became a leader of the anti - war and temperance groups . His gentle and generous spirit was well expressed in his essays and sermons . Eventually he became the foremost representative of the Unitarians , and as such he influenced ...
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... became a somewhat hysteri- cal woman . Hardly prepossessing in appearance , she was an easy object of irony . Nevertheless , she was accepted in the transcendentalist community on equal terms with its illustrious male members : Emerson ...
... became a somewhat hysteri- cal woman . Hardly prepossessing in appearance , she was an easy object of irony . Nevertheless , she was accepted in the transcendentalist community on equal terms with its illustrious male members : Emerson ...
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... became the sole employer , all the citizens , by virtue of their citizenship , became employees , to be dis- tributed according to the needs of industry . " “ That is , ” I suggested , “ you have simply applied the principle of ...
... became the sole employer , all the citizens , by virtue of their citizenship , became employees , to be dis- tributed according to the needs of industry . " “ That is , ” I suggested , “ you have simply applied the principle of ...
Contents
ROGER WILLIAMS 1603?1683 | 5 |
BACONS MAN 1676 | 13 |
JOHN WISE 16521725 | 20 |
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