 | George Washington Julian - History - 1872 - 512 pages
...population; and they thus hasten the crisis when slavery shall perish, in the language of Jefferson, " in the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long lost liberty." Such, my friends, is the guilt, and such the responsibility, resting upon these factions, and upon... | |
 | Woman's State Centennial Executive Committee, Wis - Centennial Exhibition - 1876 - 262 pages
...the excitement under which he had labored, by saying ' during the throes and convulsions of the old world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man,...through blood and slaughter his long lost liberty, it is not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should have reached this distant and peaceful shore.1... | |
 | William Banks Slaughter - Statesmen - 1878 - 318 pages
...the excitement under which he had labored, by saying " during the throes and convulsions of the Old World, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man...through blood and slaughter his long lost liberty, it is not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should have reached this distant and peaceful shore.... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1878 - 450 pages
...and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions. 3. During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 pages
...and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions. During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking, through blood and slaughter, his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant... | |
 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 496 pages
...; during the agonising spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore ; that this should be more felt by some and feared by others... | |
 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 492 pages
...; during the agonising spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore ; that this should be more felt by some and feared by others... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - Readers - 1866 - 402 pages
...and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions. During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world— during the agonizing spasms of infuriated...blood and slaughter, his long lost liberty — it is not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1887 - 560 pages
...world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated men, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant and peaceful shore ; that this should be more felt and feared by some and less... | |
 | Henry Adams - United States - 1889 - 466 pages
...and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions. During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world, during the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty, it was not wonderful that the agitation of the billows should reach even this distant... | |
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... suffered, we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions. During the throes and convulsions of the ancient world... 
