Literature of the Early RepublicEdwin Harrison Cady |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 59
Page 221
... religious thought of intellec- tuals of the period , the religion of the people was increasingly evan- gelical . Particularly on the frontier , fanatically devoted men were bringing — to men and women whose lives were typically too hard ...
... religious thought of intellec- tuals of the period , the religion of the people was increasingly evan- gelical . Particularly on the frontier , fanatically devoted men were bringing — to men and women whose lives were typically too hard ...
Page 261
... religion . It is true , Christianity was propagated without the aid of human learning ; but this was one of those miracles , which was necessary to establish it , and which , by repetition , would cease to be a miracle . They ...
... religion . It is true , Christianity was propagated without the aid of human learning ; but this was one of those miracles , which was necessary to establish it , and which , by repetition , would cease to be a miracle . They ...
Page 290
... religion , the rank of independent freeholders , must necessarily inspire them with sentiments , very little known in Europe among people of the same class . What do I say ? Europe has no such class of men ; the early knowledge they ...
... religion , the rank of independent freeholders , must necessarily inspire them with sentiments , very little known in Europe among people of the same class . What do I say ? Europe has no such class of men ; the early knowledge they ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE REPUBLIC | 1 |
The Contrast | 3 |
Circular to the States | 57 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agriculture American appear aristoi believe Benjamin Rush called Captain cause character CHARLOTTE citizens colonies common Constitution dear deism democracy DIMPLE effects election elective monarchy England Europe eyes father favour Federalist Fisher Ames folly Freneau genius gentleman give Great-Britain Greenfield Hill hand happy heart heaven hereditary honour hope human independence interest Jefferson JESSAMY JOHN ADAMS John de Crèvecoeur JONATHAN labour laws learning LETITIA letters liberty live mankind MANLY MARIA means ment mind monarchy moral faculty nation nature never o'er object opinion pain passions person Philadelphia Philip Freneau pleasure Poem political Poor Richard says Porcupine principles reason religion republic respect revolution sense servant smile society soul Teague thee thing Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine thou thought tion vice virtue wisdom wise writing young