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Page 52
... force , until its iron hand is laid upon us . We may call it weakness , but cannot prove or demonstrate the proposition . We may call it folly , but can point to no frivolity to sustain our position . We may call it madness , but can ...
... force , until its iron hand is laid upon us . We may call it weakness , but cannot prove or demonstrate the proposition . We may call it folly , but can point to no frivolity to sustain our position . We may call it madness , but can ...
Page 55
... - ures rational , that disqualify the soul for the enjoyment of a blissful immortality beyond the grave ; it clearly discerns what is right , and has sufficient moral force and energy to pursue the right and shun the wrong DISCRETION . 55.
... - ures rational , that disqualify the soul for the enjoyment of a blissful immortality beyond the grave ; it clearly discerns what is right , and has sufficient moral force and energy to pursue the right and shun the wrong DISCRETION . 55.
Page 60
... force and earnestness , are qualities that produce conviction . True eloquence , indeed , does not consist in speech . It cannot be brought from far . Labor and learning may toil for it ; but they toil in vain . Words and phrases may be ...
... force and earnestness , are qualities that produce conviction . True eloquence , indeed , does not consist in speech . It cannot be brought from far . Labor and learning may toil for it ; but they toil in vain . Words and phrases may be ...
Page 62
... force of an ava- lanche . The one moves the cerebral foliage in waves of recumbent beauty , like a gentle wind passing over a prairie of tall grass and flowers ; the other strikes a blow , that resounds through the wilderness of mind ...
... force of an ava- lanche . The one moves the cerebral foliage in waves of recumbent beauty , like a gentle wind passing over a prairie of tall grass and flowers ; the other strikes a blow , that resounds through the wilderness of mind ...
Page 71
... force to the consuming pangs of his disappointment . His fatal end should cool the ardor of all who have an inordinate desire for earthly glory . There is a higher , purer glory , enduring as eternity , which is more worthy of immortal ...
... force to the consuming pangs of his disappointment . His fatal end should cool the ardor of all who have an inordinate desire for earthly glory . There is a higher , purer glory , enduring as eternity , which is more worthy of immortal ...
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