American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 12Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1838 |
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... moral indepen- dence , and about being hurried away by temptation . But the spark had fallen , and as the train which years had laid , burned and flashed along its way , the last relic of good resolution was consumed . I took his hand ...
... moral indepen- dence , and about being hurried away by temptation . But the spark had fallen , and as the train which years had laid , burned and flashed along its way , the last relic of good resolution was consumed . I took his hand ...
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... moral nature demands , of virtue and sobriety ; and without ' making any bones ' about it , he joins churches ; is enrolled in societies for the suppression of every thing , no matter what , so it bears the name of ' reform ; ' begins ...
... moral nature demands , of virtue and sobriety ; and without ' making any bones ' about it , he joins churches ; is enrolled in societies for the suppression of every thing , no matter what , so it bears the name of ' reform ; ' begins ...
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... moral health , and preserve it in purity and strength , when bodily disabilities are constantly increas- ing . Let us then resort to the only medicine which possesses the necessary virtue to sustain the health of the heart , and its ...
... moral health , and preserve it in purity and strength , when bodily disabilities are constantly increas- ing . Let us then resort to the only medicine which possesses the necessary virtue to sustain the health of the heart , and its ...
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... moral system and claim for it a divine authority , show your authority by a divine work , a work impossible to man , and we will then admit your claims . But your own inward convictions alone , sincere as they may be and possibly ...
... moral system and claim for it a divine authority , show your authority by a divine work , a work impossible to man , and we will then admit your claims . But your own inward convictions alone , sincere as they may be and possibly ...
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... moral obliquity , horror . I have seen in- stances where the love of the picturesque has induced persons to erect seeming ruins in our young country , but there is no need of this artificial effort here . These blackened walls tell a ...
... moral obliquity , horror . I have seen in- stances where the love of the picturesque has induced persons to erect seeming ruins in our young country , but there is no need of this artificial effort here . These blackened walls tell a ...
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Page 522 - The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.
Page 183 - Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day.
Page 523 - Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle ; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers...
Page 253 - There are at the present time, two great nations in the world which seem to tend towards the same end, although they started from different points; I allude to the Russians and the Americans.
Page 514 - She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 523 - He was gaunt and shagged, with a ewe neck and a head like a hammer; his rusty mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil in it.
Page 217 - Here the free spirit of mankind, at length, Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place A limit to the giant's unchained strength, Or curb his swiftness in the forward race...
Page 183 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in the living present! Heart within and God o'erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime.
Page 183 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
Page 110 - Thus when the Christian pilgrim views, By faith, his mansion in the skies, The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize.