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Page 17
The establishment of this true American system , would equally benefit every
section of the country ; the commerce and manufactures of the east , the rice ,
cotton , sugar , tobacco , and gold , of the south , and the agricultural products of
the ...
The establishment of this true American system , would equally benefit every
section of the country ; the commerce and manufactures of the east , the rice ,
cotton , sugar , tobacco , and gold , of the south , and the agricultural products of
the ...
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... they pamper a sickly appetite for excitement never conducive to action ; they
nourish a profitless sentimentality as foreign from true benevolence or charity as
cruelty itself ; they feed a spirit of false honour destructive of the repose of society
.
... they pamper a sickly appetite for excitement never conducive to action ; they
nourish a profitless sentimentality as foreign from true benevolence or charity as
cruelty itself ; they feed a spirit of false honour destructive of the repose of society
.
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... yet hath nothing : there is that maketh himself poor , yet hath great riches ; " and
to inculcate the true principles by which the goods of this lise are to be estimated ,
and our conduct regulated , is the aim of Miss Sedgwick in this little work , and ...
... yet hath nothing : there is that maketh himself poor , yet hath great riches ; " and
to inculcate the true principles by which the goods of this lise are to be estimated ,
and our conduct regulated , is the aim of Miss Sedgwick in this little work , and ...
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... he could , the forthcoming of the master of the splendid mansion - observing
what was before him with a feeling , not of envy or covetousness , but with deep
joy and thankfulness for the virtue and true happiness of his humble home .
... he could , the forthcoming of the master of the splendid mansion - observing
what was before him with a feeling , not of envy or covetousness , but with deep
joy and thankfulness for the virtue and true happiness of his humble home .
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But will you do nothing towards encouraging this poor , homeless , friendless
creature to repentance and reformation ? “ Pshaw ! Aikin , they never reform . ? “
If that is true , a part of the sin must lie at our doors , who afford them no helps .
But will you do nothing towards encouraging this poor , homeless , friendless
creature to repentance and reformation ? “ Pshaw ! Aikin , they never reform . ? “
If that is true , a part of the sin must lie at our doors , who afford them no helps .
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 21 Volumes 298-301 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1837 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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