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... inspired in part by the spirit of the foregone Republic , in part by that of the Empire newly crowned . The Mediæval Church , the English Commonwealth , the reign of Scepticism in France , and the tempest of ideas which marked the ...
... inspired in part by the spirit of the foregone Republic , in part by that of the Empire newly crowned . The Mediæval Church , the English Commonwealth , the reign of Scepticism in France , and the tempest of ideas which marked the ...
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... inspired by even as fair a spirit , or if the task of writing them had always fallen into the hands of men as accomplished , or , on the whole , as candid as either of the above - named authors . To this day 1 It occurs as a jest in the ...
... inspired by even as fair a spirit , or if the task of writing them had always fallen into the hands of men as accomplished , or , on the whole , as candid as either of the above - named authors . To this day 1 It occurs as a jest in the ...
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... inspired by the spirit of hope and confidence in labour - the spirit of the workman who feels himself adequately equipped for an un- fettered competition ; of the farmer who stands erect on his own acres , overshadowed by no " superior ...
... inspired by the spirit of hope and confidence in labour - the spirit of the workman who feels himself adequately equipped for an un- fettered competition ; of the farmer who stands erect on his own acres , overshadowed by no " superior ...
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... inspire it . The first press in the Old Dominion dates from 1681 , the second only from 1766 , and neither had much to do . In 1693 the Scotch immigrant , Blair , had the honour of founding the College of William and Mary , but it ...
... inspire it . The first press in the Old Dominion dates from 1681 , the second only from 1766 , and neither had much to do . In 1693 the Scotch immigrant , Blair , had the honour of founding the College of William and Mary , but it ...
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... inspired by the same spirit . With a sprinkling of adventurers , like the early Virginians , the great majority were religious refugees or political enthusiasts who had been driven , by hate or fear of Strafford and Laud , from their ...
... inspired by the same spirit . With a sprinkling of adventurers , like the early Virginians , the great majority were religious refugees or political enthusiasts who had been driven , by hate or fear of Strafford and Laud , from their ...
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Page 222 - And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten; Every clod feels a stir of might, •An instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers...
Page 80 - And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Page 250 - ... 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. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl, — Wrecked is the ship of pearl ! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell...
Page 239 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
Page 199 - Down the dark future, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease; And like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, "Peace !" Peace ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes the skies ! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise.
Page 212 - O Captain ! my Captain ! rise up and hear the bells ; Rise up — for you the flag is flung — for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and...
Page 166 - ... rapidly widened — there came a fierce breath of the whirlwind — the entire orb of the satellite burst at once upon my sight— my brain reeled as I saw the mighty walls rushing asunder — there was a long tumultuous shouting sound like the voice of a thousand waters — and the deep and dank tarn at my feet closed sullenly and silently over the fragments of the "HOUSE OF USHER.
Page 219 - IN THE greenest of our valleys, By good angels tenanted, Once a fair and stately palace — Radiant palace — reared its head. In the monarch Thought's dominion — It stood there! Never seraph spread a pinion Over fabric half so fair.
Page 247 - And so beside the Silent Sea I wait the muffled oar ; No harm from Him can come to me On ocean or on shore. I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air ; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care.
Page 198 - Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts: The warrior's name would be a name abhorred!