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Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States 43 1 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 42 0 Browse Search
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 38 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 32 0 Browse Search
James Russell Lowell, Among my books 28 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2 27 1 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 26 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 22 0 Browse Search
Margaret Fuller, Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli (ed. W. H. Channing) 22 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 20 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], An interesting letter. (search)
the descendants of the old Puritans, who had out the most retroots idea of the principles of civil liberty, and no conception of religious toleration, but the most unrelenting intolerance. The despotism of persons is taking the place of that of kings; and the gown and the patriciate live conspired to usurp the breeches. Our freedom is in great danger of being sacrificed to texts of Scripture, and dogma; the Twelve Tables are becoming our law, and we shall be obliged study the Pandects of English. I fear, too, you will be tempted to trespass for much on your strength in defending yourself from your loss end friends. Let me beg of you to hear in bond that at your and and mine, nature is not often strong enough to make more than one rally, and that every successive effort is protective not of vigor, but exhaustion. Remember that, in all probability, the future will require your exertions as well as the present. I rejoice to hear the favorable opinion of your physicians. Don'