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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 5. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 44 0 Browse Search
James Russell Lowell, Among my books 36 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 1. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 36 0 Browse Search
John Jay Chapman, William Lloyd Garrison 36 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 34 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 2. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 28 0 Browse Search
Margaret Fuller, Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli (ed. W. H. Channing) 28 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 4. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 22 0 Browse Search
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 20 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.) 18 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], The art and science of War. (search)
gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die. And it was revealed in nine years by the Lord of Hosts. Surely, this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of Hosts." If ever, then, Christmas should be observed in its true character of a religious festival, it is the present anniversary. Amid all our tribulations, one deep, unfailing fountain of joy and consolation remains — that Christ was born. Amid the overhanging darkness shines a light which may cheer the saddest and calm the gayest heart. Amid the tumult of human passions and the clangor of battle, still sound those angelic strains which ravished the shepherd's ears, heralding the birth of the Prince of Peace. Peace! Blessed word! What richer gift could Heaven have offered to earth? We, at least, can appreciate the full significance of such a gift, and with lowly adoration bend at the altar of the Lamb of God, an