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... whole congregation , that was to be the subject of this misery , what an awful thing it would be to think of ! If we knew who it was , what an awful sight would it be to see such a person ! How might all the rest of the congregation ...
... whole congregation , that was to be the subject of this misery , what an awful thing it would be to think of ! If we knew who it was , what an awful sight would it be to see such a person ! How might all the rest of the congregation ...
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... whole . . without any consideration of the time , whether now , or never so many myriads of ages hence . " 8. Resolved , To act , in all respects , both speak- ing and doing , as if nobody had been so vile as I , and as if I had ...
... whole . . without any consideration of the time , whether now , or never so many myriads of ages hence . " 8. Resolved , To act , in all respects , both speak- ing and doing , as if nobody had been so vile as I , and as if I had ...
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... whole community . If your income exceed your expenses , no matter by how small a margin , then you are free and can look everyone in the face . If God loves a cheerful giver , He must have loved Franklin . He went about doing good , and ...
... whole community . If your income exceed your expenses , no matter by how small a margin , then you are free and can look everyone in the face . If God loves a cheerful giver , He must have loved Franklin . He went about doing good , and ...
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... whole series to be accurately designated as a drama in five acts , with five different names for leading man , it is surprising that no two of the novels were written in what now seems the natural order . Deerslayer , which comes first ...
... whole series to be accurately designated as a drama in five acts , with five different names for leading man , it is surprising that no two of the novels were written in what now seems the natural order . Deerslayer , which comes first ...
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... he stooped over it with keen and curious . eyes . A cry of exultation immediately announced the success of the young warrior . The whole party crowded to the spot where Uncas pointed out the impression 62 SOME MAKERS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE.
... he stooped over it with keen and curious . eyes . A cry of exultation immediately announced the success of the young warrior . The whole party crowded to the spot where Uncas pointed out the impression 62 SOME MAKERS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE.
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Page 92 - If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union : and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Page 11 - They say there is a young lady in [New Haven] who is beloved of that Great Being, who made and rules the world, and that there are certain seasons in which this Great Being, in some way or other invisible, comes to her and fills her mind with exceeding sweet delight...
Page 159 - Seeing only what is fair, Sipping only what is sweet, Thou dost mock at fate and care, Leave the chaff, and take the wheat.
Page 125 - Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say her body thought.
Page 104 - This claims to be called a haunted chamber, for thousands upon thousands of visions have appeared to me in it; and some few of them have become visible to the world. If ever I should have a biographer, he ought to make great mention of this chamber in my memoirs, because so much of my lonely youth was wasted here...
Page 49 - Nothing can be more touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly rising in mental force to be the comforter and supporter of her husband under misfortune, and abiding, with unshrinking firmness, the bitterest blasts of adversity.
Page 157 - BURLY, dozing humble-bee, Where thou art is clime for me. Let them sail for Porto Rique, Far-off heats through seas to seek; I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torrid zone! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines; Keep me nearer, me thy hearer, Singing over shrubs and vines. Insect lover of the sun, Joy of thy dominion! Sailor of the atmosphere...
Page 173 - Looky here, Jim; does a cat talk like we do?" "No, a cat don't." "Well, does a cow?" "No, a cow don't, nuther." "Does a cat talk like a cow, or a cow talk like a cat?
Page 91 - If there be in it any inferences which I may believe to be falsely drawn, I do not, now and here, argue against them. If there be perceptible in it an impatient and dictatorial tone, I waive it in deference to an old friend, whose heart I have always supposed to be right. As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing," as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt.
Page 92 - I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty, and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men, every-where, could be free.