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... become too personal , minute , and lengthened out for the public eye . I have neither leisure nor inclina- tion , however , to mend my work ; and must ask you , pardoning its imperfections , to accept this memoir as a faithful portrait ...
... become too personal , minute , and lengthened out for the public eye . I have neither leisure nor inclina- tion , however , to mend my work ; and must ask you , pardoning its imperfections , to accept this memoir as a faithful portrait ...
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... become disgusted . I could gain peace only by deceit , and deceit I loathed . So now I grew desirous of living alone . I could trust none , did trust none , and ceased to show that I had any affection at all . Thus unsociability is my ...
... become disgusted . I could gain peace only by deceit , and deceit I loathed . So now I grew desirous of living alone . I could trust none , did trust none , and ceased to show that I had any affection at all . Thus unsociability is my ...
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... become , according to the purpose of his munificent relative , a partner in one of the most substantial and gainful firms . of his native city . But he felt that an exile from books to ledgers was turning him into a mere copying ...
... become , according to the purpose of his munificent relative , a partner in one of the most substantial and gainful firms . of his native city . But he felt that an exile from books to ledgers was turning him into a mere copying ...
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James Handasyd Perkins William Henry Channing. did he become satisfied that he could neither kindle nor keep burning that love of money - making which is the prerequisite of worldly success . Thus gradually he was forced to the ...
James Handasyd Perkins William Henry Channing. did he become satisfied that he could neither kindle nor keep burning that love of money - making which is the prerequisite of worldly success . Thus gradually he was forced to the ...
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... become a hermit ; but I do not like fashionable society , because it scarce appears to me to deserve the name . At heart , I should always be disposed to be a social man . But men are so utterly selfish and carnally - minded in the mass ...
... become a hermit ; but I do not like fashionable society , because it scarce appears to me to deserve the name . At heart , I should always be disposed to be a social man . But men are so utterly selfish and carnally - minded in the mass ...
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The Memoir and Writings of James Handasyd Perkins, Volume 1 James Handasyd Perkins Volledige weergave - 1851 |
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Pagina 230 - Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill : A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With...
Pagina 184 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Pagina 185 - Congress a power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises ; to pay the debts, and provide for the common defence, and general welfare of the United States, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States...
Pagina 262 - Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Pagina 21 - Adieu, adieu ! my native shore Fades o'er the waters blue ; The night-winds sigh, the breakers roar, And shrieks the wild sea-mew. Yon sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee, My native Land — Good night...
Pagina 8 - O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height!
Pagina 356 - IT is a beautiful belief, That ever round our head Are hovering, on noiseless wing, The spirits of the dead. It is a beautiful belief, When ended our career, That it will be our ministry To watch o'er others here...
Pagina 8 - But, ah! we knew a thing or two; Our captain wheeled the van ; We routed him, we scouted him, Nor lost a single man!