Christian Civilization: An Address Delivered Before the Athenian Society of the University of Ohio at Athens, September Sixteenth, 1840 |
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... you have , you have seen how certainly the Almighty Ruler has directed the seemingly chaotic movements of man ; and can realize the grand truth that all social action is as much governed by laws of Divine harmony as is the [ 6 ]
... you have , you have seen how certainly the Almighty Ruler has directed the seemingly chaotic movements of man ; and can realize the grand truth that all social action is as much governed by laws of Divine harmony as is the [ 6 ]
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... already named , and giving another point of marked distinction between her spirit and that of her elder sisters . But this distinction , and the true character of Greece , are most readily seen by noticing her art , and the spirit [ 10 ]
... already named , and giving another point of marked distinction between her spirit and that of her elder sisters . But this distinction , and the true character of Greece , are most readily seen by noticing her art , and the spirit [ 10 ]
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... seen by noticing her art , and the spirit of society within her influence . In the East art was symbolical , and of course we find there buildings and figures of the most uncouth form , and devoid of meaning until we are taught what ...
... seen by noticing her art , and the spirit of society within her influence . In the East art was symbolical , and of course we find there buildings and figures of the most uncouth form , and devoid of meaning until we are taught what ...
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... seen the spirit of completeness , but in all of a finite complete- ness . - In later days , when in architecture , sculpture , painting , music , poetry , and every little elegance , the highest point which man has yet reached , had ...
... seen the spirit of completeness , but in all of a finite complete- ness . - In later days , when in architecture , sculpture , painting , music , poetry , and every little elegance , the highest point which man has yet reached , had ...
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... seen also in their literature , containing that element called Romance , which distinguishes it at once from the Eastern and Greek literatures . It may be seen in society ; in the position of woman , who , a mere slave to man at the ...
... seen also in their literature , containing that element called Romance , which distinguishes it at once from the Eastern and Greek literatures . It may be seen in society ; in the position of woman , who , a mere slave to man at the ...
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Page 26 - Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
Page 23 - True, he never did, but it was because he knew so well that if we but sought " the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all these things should be added unto us.
Page 26 - With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, iearn to labor, and to wait.