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... seems ; she is , in fact , the shadow or image of profounder realities projected upon the field of sensuous and objective vision ; she is the index of sublimer homes for the spirit , higher thought - worlds for the intellect , vaster ...
... seems ; she is , in fact , the shadow or image of profounder realities projected upon the field of sensuous and objective vision ; she is the index of sublimer homes for the spirit , higher thought - worlds for the intellect , vaster ...
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... seem to connect the life of the mineral with the life of the soul , it is nevertheless the truth of philosophy , and a fact of nature , that both are one life . The Divine life plays through both according to the capacities of each ...
... seem to connect the life of the mineral with the life of the soul , it is nevertheless the truth of philosophy , and a fact of nature , that both are one life . The Divine life plays through both according to the capacities of each ...
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... seems to say for the ship- " If any one wants me , friend or foe , here I am . ” We depend so much on the weather for our material comforts , and even our subsistence , that atmospheric chan- ges have always been observed with extreme ...
... seems to say for the ship- " If any one wants me , friend or foe , here I am . ” We depend so much on the weather for our material comforts , and even our subsistence , that atmospheric chan- ges have always been observed with extreme ...
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... seems evident from that document , that the party of which Mr. Lincoln is now the head , have come at last to a clear conviction that slavery is at the bottom of all their troubles , and that there will be no possibility of Union so ...
... seems evident from that document , that the party of which Mr. Lincoln is now the head , have come at last to a clear conviction that slavery is at the bottom of all their troubles , and that there will be no possibility of Union so ...
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... seem to have persuaded themselves that their cause is that of humanity and GOD ! The slave owner of the present day maintains that slavery is commanded by the Bible , and is ready to declare , with ex - Governor Hammond , of South ...
... seem to have persuaded themselves that their cause is that of humanity and GOD ! The slave owner of the present day maintains that slavery is commanded by the Bible , and is ready to declare , with ex - Governor Hammond , of South ...
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Page 346 - And this is in the night: — Most glorious night! Thou wert not sent for slumber! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee! How the lit lake shines, a phosphoric sea, And the big rain comes dancing to the earth! And now again 'tis black, — and now, the glee Of the loud hills shakes with its mountain-mirth, As if they did rejoice o'er a young earthquake's birth.
Page 163 - I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER. I REMEMBER, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn : He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day, But now I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! I remember, I remember...
Page 157 - Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts, that roam over the plain, My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 124 - John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.
Page 346 - The sky is changed ! — and such a change ! Oh night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman ! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder...
Page 127 - Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.
Page 95 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
Page 123 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear — Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will £11 the chaise; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Page 164 - I remember, I remember The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from- Heaven Than when I was a boy.
Page 157 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.