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Page 43
... concerned only to develop the simple thesis that the writer is evidently aware of the weight of meaning which his words bear . They show us not merely a religious mind but a mind capable of and accustomed to that steady and still and ...
... concerned only to develop the simple thesis that the writer is evidently aware of the weight of meaning which his words bear . They show us not merely a religious mind but a mind capable of and accustomed to that steady and still and ...
Page 46
... concern of one man was the concern of all men ; and that Union was not a matter of temporary arrangement , but the laborious and unremitting pursuit of an ideal . It im- plied that man , to be himself , must be so in an indis- soluble ...
... concern of one man was the concern of all men ; and that Union was not a matter of temporary arrangement , but the laborious and unremitting pursuit of an ideal . It im- plied that man , to be himself , must be so in an indis- soluble ...
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... concerned , in Europe . You can still read the story of Louis XIV , who was king longer than any man who has reigned in modern times . They called him Sun King . Rays of glory shone round his throne , and , perched on his high red heels ...
... concerned , in Europe . You can still read the story of Louis XIV , who was king longer than any man who has reigned in modern times . They called him Sun King . Rays of glory shone round his throne , and , perched on his high red heels ...
Contents
POETRY AND LIFE | 7 |
SHAKESPEARES CREED | 26 |
THE LINCOLN OF THE SECOND INAUGURAL | 43 |
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