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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Page 413
... stand as our standard . My friend has said to me that I am a poor hand to quote Scripture . I will try it again , however . It is said in one of the admonitions of our Lord , " Be ye [ therefore ] perfect even as your Father which is in ...
... stand as our standard . My friend has said to me that I am a poor hand to quote Scripture . I will try it again , however . It is said in one of the admonitions of our Lord , " Be ye [ therefore ] perfect even as your Father which is in ...
Page 764
... stand it no longer . I just couldn't stand to hear her say it . " " Don't get all excited now , Jim boy , " the sheriff said , pushing for- ward one moment and being elbowed away the next . " She waked up in the middle of the night ...
... stand it no longer . I just couldn't stand to hear her say it . " " Don't get all excited now , Jim boy , " the sheriff said , pushing for- ward one moment and being elbowed away the next . " She waked up in the middle of the night ...
Page 879
... stand with us today because in 1936 they know . And with them stand millions of new recruits who have come to know . Their hopes have become our record . We have not come this far without a struggle and I assure you we cannot go further ...
... stand with us today because in 1936 they know . And with them stand millions of new recruits who have come to know . Their hopes have become our record . We have not come this far without a struggle and I assure you we cannot go further ...
Contents
ROGER WILLIAMS 1603?1683 | 5 |
BACONS MAN 1676 | 13 |
JOHN WISE 16521725 | 20 |
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