American Prose (1607-1865)Walter Cochrane Bronson |
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... believe . It is hard to see a Christ as a rock to stand upon , when we are overwhelmed with sorrow of heart for sinne . It is hard to prize Christ above ten thousand worlds of pearl : ' tis hard to desire Christ , and nothing but Christ ...
... believe . It is hard to see a Christ as a rock to stand upon , when we are overwhelmed with sorrow of heart for sinne . It is hard to prize Christ above ten thousand worlds of pearl : ' tis hard to desire Christ , and nothing but Christ ...
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... believe in Conscience to be the Truth , or for practising some Worke which in Conscience you believe to be a Religious Duty . Now in Points of Doctrine some are fundamentall , without right beliefe whereof a Man cannot be saved : Others ...
... believe in Conscience to be the Truth , or for practising some Worke which in Conscience you believe to be a Religious Duty . Now in Points of Doctrine some are fundamentall , without right beliefe whereof a Man cannot be saved : Others ...
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... believe , he hath provided , that so much labour shall be necessary for men's support , in this world , as would , being rightly divided , be a suitable employment of their time ; and that we cannot 134 AMERICAN PROSE.
... believe , he hath provided , that so much labour shall be necessary for men's support , in this world , as would , being rightly divided , be a suitable employment of their time ; and that we cannot 134 AMERICAN PROSE.
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... believe , a greater knowledge in history , and the laws and constitution of my country , than is generally attained by men of my class , many of them not being so fortunate as I have been in the opportunities of getting information ...
... believe , a greater knowledge in history , and the laws and constitution of my country , than is generally attained by men of my class , many of them not being so fortunate as I have been in the opportunities of getting information ...
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... believe , every colony on the continent , that chose to give a mark of their respect for Great - Britain , in complying with the act relating to the troops , cautiously avoided the mention of that act , lest their conduct should be ...
... believe , every colony on the continent , that chose to give a mark of their respect for Great - Britain , in complying with the act relating to the troops , cautiously avoided the mention of that act , lest their conduct should be ...
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Page 668 - If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through his appointed time, he now wills to remove, and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to him?
Page 215 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world...
Page 517 - THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair.
Page 209 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I, this day, declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
Page 197 - Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
Page 686 - A skilful literary artist has constructed a tale. If wise, he has not fashioned his thoughts to accommodate his incidents; but having conceived with deliberate care, a certain unique or single effect to be wrought out, he then invents such incidents — he then combines such events as may best aid him in establishing this preconceived effect.
Page 231 - Indian corn or building stone fences; the women of the village, too, used to employ him to run their errands and to do such little odd jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but his own; but as to doing family duty and keeping his farm in order, he found it impossible.
Page 236 - ... whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have ribt slept here all night.
Page 240 - Rip's heart died away, at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends, and finding himself thus alone in the world. Every answer puzzled him, too, by treating of such enormous lapses of time, and of matters which he could not understand: war — Congress — Stony Point! — he had no courage to ask after any more friends, but cried out in despair, "Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle?" "Oh, Rip Van Winkle!" exclaimed two or three. "Oh to be sure! that's Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against...
Page 215 - THE great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.