James Russell Lowell

Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious
liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.

Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious
liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

Listen! O, listen!
Here come the hum the golden bees
Underneath full blossomed trees,
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Listen! O, listen!
Here come the hum the golden bees
Underneath full blossomed trees,
At once with glowing fruit and flowers crowned.

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, read more

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.