Self Culture, Volume 2Werner Company, 1895 |
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Page 402
... direction of his ideas was therefore very extensive . She was an incomparable secretary ; she copied all his works and mastered them so thor- oughly that he could depend upon her as a living index of his thoughts . Her in- valuable ...
... direction of his ideas was therefore very extensive . She was an incomparable secretary ; she copied all his works and mastered them so thor- oughly that he could depend upon her as a living index of his thoughts . Her in- valuable ...
Page 409
... directions , which show that nothing of the kind was at first contemplated , may be seen from the following passage , which follows that describing the preparation of the funeral- pile for the cremation of the husband : Rise " North of ...
... directions , which show that nothing of the kind was at first contemplated , may be seen from the following passage , which follows that describing the preparation of the funeral- pile for the cremation of the husband : Rise " North of ...
Page 418
... direction of mountain heights of in- tellectual conception and moral appeal , sank , in the hands of the vast mass of those who became its disciples , to the lowest levels of ignorant and superstitious spiritism . It ceased to have a ...
... direction of mountain heights of in- tellectual conception and moral appeal , sank , in the hands of the vast mass of those who became its disciples , to the lowest levels of ignorant and superstitious spiritism . It ceased to have a ...
Page 422
... direction of its authority which are here displayed . The advancement of the race and the adoption of truer ideas have enabled us to profit inestimably by that ex- panding force in our civilization — the genius of woman . The part it ...
... direction of its authority which are here displayed . The advancement of the race and the adoption of truer ideas have enabled us to profit inestimably by that ex- panding force in our civilization — the genius of woman . The part it ...
Page 423
... directions , kindling hope and aspiration in many weary hearts , and awak- ening them to the dawn of a brighter day than ever gilded the horizon of their dreams . Ex- quisite in design and finish , its architect is a young woman , whose ...
... directions , kindling hope and aspiration in many weary hearts , and awak- ening them to the dawn of a brighter day than ever gilded the horizon of their dreams . Ex- quisite in design and finish , its architect is a young woman , whose ...
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Page 623 - I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things.
Page 562 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both"!
Page 565 - ... knowledge in the principles of politics and good government, and, as a matter of infinite importance in my judgment, by associating with each other, and forming friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from, those local prejudices and habitual jealousies which have just been mentioned, and which, when carried to excess, are never-failing sources of disquietude to the public mind, and pregnant of mischievous consequences to this country.
Page 879 - My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea : and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
Page 880 - Woe unto them that join house to house, That lay field to field, till there be no place, That they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Page 879 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
Page 680 - That gravity should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter, so that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is to me so great an absurdity, that I believe no man, who has in philosophical matters a competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it.
Page 434 - The second * day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to' be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Page 913 - All this may be ; the people's voice is odd ; It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
Page 690 - And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses ; neither after him arose there any like him.