American Quarterly Review, Том 22 |
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A man's honour is nearest and dearest to him , and the value he attaches to it can only be appreciated by himself ; we know that it is of vital importance to hins by the willingness with which he lays down his life for it .
A man's honour is nearest and dearest to him , and the value he attaches to it can only be appreciated by himself ; we know that it is of vital importance to hins by the willingness with which he lays down his life for it .
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... should we be satisfied with such penalties as the law exacts ? . No , we should not — and yet , as Christian people , holding bloodshed in abhorrence , what are we to do ? The law is defeated on this important point -- the ...
... should we be satisfied with such penalties as the law exacts ? . No , we should not — and yet , as Christian people , holding bloodshed in abhorrence , what are we to do ? The law is defeated on this important point -- the ...
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as to the injuries suffered by women at the hands of those who hold the power , is a sufficient proof of the low degree of civilization VOL . XXI.-NO. 43 . 5 in this important particular , at which they rest . 1837.
as to the injuries suffered by women at the hands of those who hold the power , is a sufficient proof of the low degree of civilization VOL . XXI.-NO. 43 . 5 in this important particular , at which they rest . 1837.
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in this important particular , at which they rest . While woman's intellect is confined , her morals crushed , her health ruined , her weaknesses encouraged , and her strength punished , she is told that her lot is cast in the paradise ...
in this important particular , at which they rest . While woman's intellect is confined , her morals crushed , her health ruined , her weaknesses encouraged , and her strength punished , she is told that her lot is cast in the paradise ...
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1 ticated themselves with us , and a few weak , wrong - headed people — is alive to the importance of the abolition question . Do the disaffected of the English at home think that we are unapprised of the evils of slavery , and that we ...
1 ticated themselves with us , and a few weak , wrong - headed people — is alive to the importance of the abolition question . Do the disaffected of the English at home think that we are unapprised of the evils of slavery , and that we ...
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