Words that Made American History: Colonial times to the 1870'sRichard Nelson Current, John Arthur Garraty Little, Brown, 1965 - United States [1] Colonial times to the 1870's.--[2] Since the Civil War. |
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... feel the strength of those obligations they are under , to be kind and tender - hearted toward them . Poor men eased of their burdens , and released from too close an application to business , are enabled to hire assistance , to provide ...
... feel the strength of those obligations they are under , to be kind and tender - hearted toward them . Poor men eased of their burdens , and released from too close an application to business , are enabled to hire assistance , to provide ...
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... feel or know it than we feel the feet , or the hand , or the brain of our body . The new deed is yet a part of life , — remains for a time immersed in our unconscious life . In some contemplative hour it detaches itself from the life ...
... feel or know it than we feel the feet , or the hand , or the brain of our body . The new deed is yet a part of life , — remains for a time immersed in our unconscious life . In some contemplative hour it detaches itself from the life ...
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... feel them- selves to be but loose stones , thrown in to partially obstruct a current they are powerless to resist . They say little and do little as the days go by . They simply watch the rising tide , and mark the progressive steps of ...
... feel them- selves to be but loose stones , thrown in to partially obstruct a current they are powerless to resist . They say little and do little as the days go by . They simply watch the rising tide , and mark the progressive steps of ...
Contents
JONATHAN EDWARDS The Puritan View | 19 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Practical Life 32 2222 | 32 |
JOHN WOOLMAN The Humanitarian Spirit | 50 |
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