Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli: New York ; Europe ; HomewardR. Bentley, 1852 |
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... once , into agreeable relations with her domestics , became their confidant , teacher , and helper , studied their characters , consulted their convenience , warned them of their dangers or weaknesses , and rejoiced to 18 NEW YORK .
... once , into agreeable relations with her domestics , became their confidant , teacher , and helper , studied their characters , consulted their convenience , warned them of their dangers or weaknesses , and rejoiced to 18 NEW YORK .
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... once to her education and reestablishment . ” About the time of breaking up their home , Margaret thus expressed , to one of her brothers , her hopes and plans . " You wish , dear —— , that I was not obliged to toil and spin , but could ...
... once to her education and reestablishment . ” About the time of breaking up their home , Margaret thus expressed , to one of her brothers , her hopes and plans . " You wish , dear —— , that I was not obliged to toil and spin , but could ...
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... once , expansion and rest in new employments , Margaret determined , in the autumn of 1844 , to accept a liberal offer of Messrs . Greeley and McElrath , to become a constant contributor to the New York Tribune . But before entering ...
... once , expansion and rest in new employments , Margaret determined , in the autumn of 1844 , to accept a liberal offer of Messrs . Greeley and McElrath , to become a constant contributor to the New York Tribune . But before entering ...
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... Once it seemed to me , that my heart was so capable of goodness , my mind of clearness , that all should acknow- ledge and claim me as a friend . But now I see that these impulses were prophetic of a yet distant period . The intensity ...
... Once it seemed to me , that my heart was so capable of goodness , my mind of clearness , that all should acknow- ledge and claim me as a friend . But now I see that these impulses were prophetic of a yet distant period . The intensity ...
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... once lost are far worse than abandoned men , and cannot be restored . ' know my sex better . But no ! It is not so ! I It is because women have so much feeling , and such a rooted respect for purity , that they seem so shameless and ...
... once lost are far worse than abandoned men , and cannot be restored . ' know my sex better . But no ! It is not so ! I It is because women have so much feeling , and such a rooted respect for purity , that they seem so shameless and ...
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acquaintance American amid asked beautiful brothers called calm character child dark dear death desire English enjoy enter expression eyes fear feel felt Florence flowers force French friends gave give given hand happy hear heard heart hope influence interest Italian Italy keep kind knew known learned least leave less letter light live look Madame Margaret meet mind months morning mother mountains nature never night noble once Ossoli pain passed person picture present pure received remain rest Roman Rome seemed seen side society soon soul speak spirit strength suffered sure sweet sympathy talk things thought told true turn walk weeks winter wish woman women worthy write young
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Page 2 - For woman is not undevelopt man, But diverse : could we make her as the man, Sweet Love were slain : his dearest bond is this, Not like to like, but like in difference. Yet in the long years liker must they grow ; The man be more of woman, she of man; He gain in sweetness and in moral height, Nor lose the wrestling thews that throw the world ; She mental breadth, nor fail in childward care, Nor lose the childlike in the larger mind ; Till at the last she set herself to man, Like perfect music unto...
Page 75 - Or mild concerns of ordinary life, A constant influence, a peculiar grace; But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Great issues, good or bad for human kind, Is happy as a lover; and attired With sudden brightness, like a man inspired ; And, through the heat of conflict, keeps the law In calmness made, and sees what he foresaw...
Page 75 - I go to prove my soul! I see my way as birds their trackless way. I shall arrive ! what time, what circuit first, I ask not: but unless God send his hail Or blinding fireballs, sleet or stifling snow, In some time, his good time, I shall arrive: He guides me and the bird. In his good time!
Page 2 - That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs where late the sweet birds sang.
Page 1 - He that lacks time to mourn, lacks time to mend. Eternity mourns that. 'Tis an ill cure For life's worst ills, to have no time to feel them. Where sorrow's held intrusive and turned out, There wisdom will not enter, nor true power, Nor aught that dignifies humanity.
Page 97 - I was quite carried away with the rich flow of his discourse; and the hearty, noble earnestness of his personal being brought back the charm which once was upon his writing, before I wearied of it. I admired his Scotch, his way of singing his great, full sentences, so that each one was like the stanza of a narrative ballad.
Page 103 - He sings, rather than talks. He pours upon you a kind of satirical, heroical, critical poem, with regular cadences, and generally catching up, near the beginning, some singular epithet, which serves as a refrain when his song is full, or with which, as with a knitting needle, he catches up the stitches, if he has chanced, now and then, to let fall a row.