Anglo-American Literature and MannersC. Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
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... Force ; they were depositories of that sacred spark from which empires . are created ; they had sincerity , belief , perseverance , courage . There is nothing to show that they were very clever or even well instructed ; they certainly ...
... Force ; they were depositories of that sacred spark from which empires . are created ; they had sincerity , belief , perseverance , courage . There is nothing to show that they were very clever or even well instructed ; they certainly ...
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... Force is essential to the creation , maintenance and greatness of society . Now this Moral Force existed in its highest degree in the little Puritan colony carried by the May Flower . Its true originality was neither chivalric grace nor ...
... Force is essential to the creation , maintenance and greatness of society . Now this Moral Force existed in its highest degree in the little Puritan colony carried by the May Flower . Its true originality was neither chivalric grace nor ...
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... force lies in their good sense , their patient observation and industry . It is - as we have just said - a country without imagination because without memo- ries . Countries grown old in sorrow , Ireland , Scotland , for instance , lend ...
... force lies in their good sense , their patient observation and industry . It is - as we have just said - a country without imagination because without memo- ries . Countries grown old in sorrow , Ireland , Scotland , for instance , lend ...
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... force . He could not forget that he had taken a very active part , played a very essential role in a revolution crowned with success , with fortune , with power . How could Morris help fearing that abortion would result from all this ...
... force . He could not forget that he had taken a very active part , played a very essential role in a revolution crowned with success , with fortune , with power . How could Morris help fearing that abortion would result from all this ...
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... attorney , no matter how little , how ignorant of rhetoric , who does not become a reformer . Where is the moral and intellectual force which alone can rescue France ? A little energy , and better morals 16 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF.
... attorney , no matter how little , how ignorant of rhetoric , who does not become a reformer . Where is the moral and intellectual force which alone can rescue France ? A little energy , and better morals 16 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF.
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