Library of Southern Literature: BiographyEdwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris Martin & Hoyt Company, 1910 - American literature |
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Page 5640
... whole economy of my be- havior . On the other hand , you may as certainly depend upon having the strictest justice administered to all , and that I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit , and reward the brave ...
... whole economy of my be- havior . On the other hand , you may as certainly depend upon having the strictest justice administered to all , and that I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit , and reward the brave ...
Page 5643
... whole , therefore , I think the scheme a good one , and that it ought to be tried here , with such alterations as the exigency of our circumstances renders absolutely necessary . But how , and in what manner to begin the work , is a ...
... whole , therefore , I think the scheme a good one , and that it ought to be tried here , with such alterations as the exigency of our circumstances renders absolutely necessary . But how , and in what manner to begin the work , is a ...
Page 5645
... whole power and exertion of my influence will be made with the Honorable Congress , that your island may not only be supplied with provisions , but experience every mark of affection and friend- ship , which the grateful citizens of the ...
... whole power and exertion of my influence will be made with the Honorable Congress , that your island may not only be supplied with provisions , but experience every mark of affection and friend- ship , which the grateful citizens of the ...
Page 5650
... whole of this important struggle , as well as to the measures pursued for bringing about the happy event . May that Being , who is powerful to save , and in whose hands is the fate of nations , look down with an eye of tender pity and ...
... whole of this important struggle , as well as to the measures pursued for bringing about the happy event . May that Being , who is powerful to save , and in whose hands is the fate of nations , look down with an eye of tender pity and ...
Page 5686
... whole- some agitation , and to this extent at least it has been instrumental in accomplishing many salutary reforms . In 1904 Mr. Watson began the publication in New York of Tom Watson's Magazine , but the alliance he formed with other ...
... whole- some agitation , and to this extent at least it has been instrumental in accomplishing many salutary reforms . In 1904 Mr. Watson began the publication in New York of Tom Watson's Magazine , but the alliance he formed with other ...
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Page 5719 - Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return - and die at home at last.
Page 5670 - Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. — The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every species of Free Government. — Who that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric ? — [Promote then as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
Page 5674 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ; so far I mean as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Page 5672 - Sympathy for the favorite nation facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter, without adequate inducement or justification. It leads also to concessions to the favorite nation...
Page 5675 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 5963 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 5669 - There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty.
Page 5803 - Yet, as if grieving to efface All vestige of the human race, On that lone shore loud moans the...
Page 5718 - Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Page 5966 - Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh the truth in his heart.